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After Shourya ,now focus shifts to K-4 Missiles





After third successful launch of the hypersonic missile " Shourya ", DRDO is all set to start production of the missiles . Shourya which is a land-variant of India's K-15 missile which is a Submarine launched missile iscurrently been fitted into the Navy's nuclear-powered submarine, Arihant.

While the development work of Shourya is almost over and the missile is all set to enter production , focus now has shifted to another Submarine launched missile which has been under development for a while . K-4 which will be a modified Agni-III ,with range of 3000 km and been in development for a while , will see renewed pace in its development .

DRDO has not confirmed or denied existence of K-4 missile in media , but sources have confirmed about its existence , while K-4 is still under development and first test will not be held soon , instead DRDO want to carry out further test of K-15 to validate test parameters for a under launched platform .

In past Indian navy had refused to loan a Diesel Kilo Class submarine to DRDO for modification and testing of K-15 missile due to shortage of submarines in Indian navy . but media reports indicate that DRDO secretly tested the missile from a submerged canister in 2006 period , but DRDO have never cleared this reports .

K-15 will be first armed on India's Nuclear powered submarine INS Arihant , after it completes it harbor and deep sea level tests , plans are also in place to second diesel submarine line which India wants to manufacture and purchase for its Navy .

After Shourya ,now focus shifts to K-4 Missiles | idrw.org
 

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K4 is welcome, first test already done, two more successful tests needed then it will go under production and user tests.
 

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Some mistake, I think Agni-3 and K-4 , K-15 and Shaurya are different kind of Missiles.

Good to know, K series are kept as secret. :thumb:
 

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Some details about this K-family missiles and K-4 came out last year in India Today. Here are the characteristics of the K-4 missile.



K-4 Missile

Named after India's missile man, former President APJ Abdul Kalam, the nuclear-tipped K-4 is quite significant in a batch of new-generation counter-strike strategic missiles. The top secret indigenous "K" missiles are faster, lighter and stealthier. They also make India only the sixth country to develop undersea strategic missiles.

Defence officials say a long range SLBM like the K-4 will enable an Indian nuclear submarine lurking in the Bay of Bengal to target China and Pakistan simultaneously. Launched last year, India's first indigenous nuclear-powered submarine Arihant has been designed to carry four K-4s or 12 of the 750-km range K-15s.

DRDO officials say that the K-4 will be ready for induction before the end of the decade. This is because most technologies, including the sophisticated guidance packages, were already perfected while developing the shorter range K-15 SLBM. Defence officials, however, are cautious because despite a history of missile expertise, Russia has witnessed multiple failures of its new Bulava SLBM. In the works is an as yet unnamed longer-legged variant of the K-4 with a 5,000-km range. The 12-m long missile is meant to arm future nuclear submarines.


Read more at: The secret 'K' missile family : The Big Story: India Today
So, It is an 3500-km range SLBM (submarine launched ballistic missile) which will be featured on Arihant submarine.
 

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What is this, according to Hindu report this test of Shaurya was from production batches, so the production has begun, or yet to begin?
 

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Is the the K4 is going to be a single warhead missile. For a long range missile to be fired from a sub, it does not make sense.
 

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Production

First lot of this missile entered production and testing was done on Saturday 24th September-2011 to validate the production of this missile class by randomly picking a missile from production lot for testing.

this is wat i got from wikipedia
 

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Production

First lot of this missile entered production and testing was done on Saturday 24th September-2011 to validate the production of this missile class by randomly picking a missile from production lot for testing.

this is wat i got from wikipedia
Nope, the report said that it was a trial and the success of this test means that this missile will go into production.
 

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not only missiles but production of submarine should be fast-tracked to secure national territory.
 

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Is the the K4 is going to be a single warhead missile. For a long range missile to be fired from a sub, it does not make sense.
Yes, it must be single warhead. In ballistic missile the warheads get separated when the missile reaches the certain height after that it is just free fall with some guiding so i dont think MIRV is suited for this K-4 type of missile.
 

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Colossal waste of money and strategic weapon I feel if it is not MIRVd esp because it is an SLBM.
 

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Colossal waste of money and strategic weapon I feel if it is not MIRVd esp because it is an SLBM.
wont be MIRV as of now, since it is based on A3, which is not being tested for MIRV, first test of A5 MIRV would be held only after first successful test of A5, which means it is two years from now, that will take K5 (A3SL) with MIRV some 3 or more years away. SLBM is difficult tech to master and with MIRV it make it more difficult. Therefore first let us have K5 with normal warhead.
 

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SLBM tests of long range missile are b!tch. Ask russians or chinese about it. Lets not rush.
 

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Yeah, first get a active SLBM on the Arihant platform, then think about MIRV warheads. We have a long way to go to counter the JL-2.
 

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India activates 'secret' undersea missile K-4

By Hemant Kumar Rout - BALASORE
Published: 11th Aug 2013 11:34:00 AM
Amid escalation of simmering tension along the LoC in the wake of unprovoked killing of jawans leading to heightened resentment across the nation, India is contemplating to go for the maiden trial of its long range nuke-capable undersea missile K-4, which had been kept secret so far.

If things go as per the programme, defence sources said the indigenously built submarine launched ballistic (SLBM) missile, which has a strike range of 3000-km to 3,500-km will be test fired from a submerged pontoon, which is almost identical to submarine, off the Vishakhapatnam coast next month.

Though the missile has been designed to be launched from a depth of 50 meter, but this time the scientists are planning to fire it from the undersea platform nearly 20 to 30 meters deep in the Bay of Bengal. Earlier the developmental tests of the missile's gas-booster have already completed successfully.

After the successful activation of the atomic reactor on-board the country's first indigenous nuclear submarine INS Arihant in the wee hours on Saturday, the DRDO is in fact readying to conduct the first experimental trial of the much-awaited K-4 as soon as possible. This submarine will be equipped with the K-series missiles.

India has so far planned three missiles in the K-series. The 700-km range K-15, renamed as B-05 by the DRDO has been launched 10 times while the K-5 which will have a striking capability of over 5,000 km is under development. All the K-series missiles are faster, lighter and stealthier. The missiles are far more difficult to tackle as they skulk clandestinely undersea and manoeuvrable thus minimising the chance of being shot down by the enemy.

The DRDO is expecting a successful trial of the missile as it would strengthen the country's position in the very exclusive club of six nations including Russia, USA, France, Britain and China which have the capability of firing nuclear tipped missiles from air, land and undersea.

With a length of 12 meters and diameter of 1.3 meters, the missile weighs around 17 tonne and is capable of carrying a warhead of around 2 tonne. Basically a ballistic missile as it uses solid propellant, the K-4 missile combines the aspects of both cruise and ballistic missile, which use multiple-stage rockets to exit the atmosphere and re-enter in a parabolic trajectory. It flies in hypersonic speed and is the world's best weapon in this class.

"At least four tests of B-05 and K-4 missiles have been planned. While the B-05 will be fired from the submarine, K-4 will be launched from the pontoon," the sources added.

Apart from the K-series missiles, India has the submarine version of BrahMos supersonic cruise missile in its arsenal to boost its second-strike capabilities. However, after the completion of successful trials from INS Arihant, the B-05 missile will be inducted in the armed forces. The DRDO is also developing the air version of the K-series missiles, which can be fitted with fighter aircraft like Sukhoi Su-30-MKI.
India activates 'secret' undersea missile - The New Indian Express
 

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Re: India activates 'secret' undersea missile K-4

Amid escalation of simmering tension along the LoC in the wake of unprovoked killing of jawans leading to heightened resentment across the nation, India is contemplating to go for the maiden trial of its long range nuke-capable undersea missile K-4, which had been kept secret so far.

If things go as per the programme, defence sources said the indigenously built submarine launched ballistic (SLBM) missile, which has a strike range of 3000-km to 3,500-km will be test fired from a submerged pontoon, which is almost identical to submarine, off the Vishakhapatnam coast next month.]
 

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Re: India activates 'secret' undersea missile K-4

It might be tested to the minimum range of 2000 Kms.
 

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Re: India activates 'secret' undersea missile K-4

A nuke sub must come to a halt to fire its vertically launched nukes. They stay within a depth of 50-80m to avoid detection and also to ensure a safe launch of the missile. A moving sub can't launch the missiles from vertical tubes as the missiles will get tossed around and lose the orientation. There were two great movies about nuke subs, the hunt for red October and another one in which the EXO of the sub fights with his CO on a USN nuke sub. I have forgotten the name of that movie. That shud tell you how bad it can be when faced with real situation. One man and his decision can decide the future of mankind. I wud have loved to be on one such nuke sub.
 

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