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May i know why you think like that ?I doubt that we will get a single SLBM inducted on a nuke sub even by 2017-18, though I would love to be proven wrong.
May i know why you think like that ?I doubt that we will get a single SLBM inducted on a nuke sub even by 2017-18, though I would love to be proven wrong.
Well, we haven't inducted the Agni-3 as yet, no guarantee as to when it will be inducted. I don't see the Agni-3's induction happening anytime soon, maybe at least 3-5 years away, I suppose. Even now we are testing the K-15 from a pontoon. Plus, when the Arihant will be ready for induction is still not sure, its stated weapons load will be 12 K-15s or four K-4s. So, as long as there's no confirmation as to whether the first Arihant will carry the K-4 whenever it is inducted, I will stay skeptical that the K-4 has been perfected and is ready for induction. And finally, I said "I doubt", I can always be proved wrong and I will be happy for it.May i know why you think like that ?
India has already started to induct Agni 3 as per some article i read before, anyway i will try to find the source. Arihant-1 will be inducted in 2012 or 2013, No point inducting a SSBN without any missiles on it so we can conclude that atleast K-15 will be ready by then. Once all the technologies in K-15 is perfected its not going to be much problem to make K-4 or K-XX as it involves only increase in range. So i guess we surely will have a much higher range SLBM by 2017.Well, we haven't inducted the Agni-3 as yet, no guarantee as to when it will be inducted. I don't see the Agni-3's induction happening anytime soon, maybe at least 3-5 years away, I suppose. Even now we are testing the K-15 from a pontoon. Plus, when the Arihant will be ready for induction is still not sure, its stated weapons load will be 12 K-15s or four K-4s. So, as long as there's no confirmation as to whether the first Arihant will carry the K-4 whenever it is inducted, I will stay skeptical that the K-4 has been perfected and is ready for induction. And finally, I said "I doubt", I can always be proved wrong and I will be happy for it.
The problem is that we test too much and most of our weapons end up remaining in test phase because of this lack of confidence compared to what Chinese, Russians and Americans do. Half the time we keep testing inducted missiles rather than inducting new ones fast. Agni-III should technically join us this year; Sagarika should be ready by next year and the K-4 series also by next year; which means not just Arihant has to clear trials but also clear testing of launching these missiles a few times before deployment.India has already started to induct Agni 3 as per some article i read before, anyway i will try to find the source. Arihant-1 will be inducted in 2012 or 2013, No point inducting a SSBN without any missiles on it so we can conclude that atleast K-15 will be ready by then. Once all the technologies in K-15 is perfected its not going to be much problem to make K-4 or K-XX as it involves only increase in range. So i guess we surely will have a much higher range SLBM by 2017.
Read my posts please. I have been this saying this from the beginning. No use of inducting 700 km K-15.Also I don't know why we impose self restrictions so much on stupid philosophies. What is 700 Km going to do to PLAN in case of war? Kill a couple of fishes in the South China Sea? Our SSBN missiles should be at least 3,500-7,000 Km in range. Sandeep raises valuable points.
I don't think any test took place on Jan'31 at all. There's nothing in the media as yet, so it can't be confirmed. And sorry for the wrong info with regards to the article above, only the K-15 has been tested 8 times till now, and all have been succesful.any news of success or failure of k-15 test on jan-31?i seriously think that since that the test result is kept under secrecy this could be test of k-4 as suggested by the india today article.
Dear sandeep.. Are you double sure that all 08 tests were successful.... ????I don't think any test took place on Jan'31 at all. There's nothing in the media as yet, so it can't be confirmed. And sorry for the wrong info with regards to the article above, only the K-15 has been tested 8 times till now, and all have been succesful.
Yes, they have. Read the article pasted on the link that I posted above.Dear sandeep.. Are you double sure that all 08 tests were successful.... ????
1500 kms in range? WTH? New missile or over enthusiastic journo?
Interesting that these reports/tests came out during Bush nuclear deal negotiations, if true they must have had the blessings of USA.Israeli and Russian assistance? Whatever happened to MTCR. I think there might not be any truth in it. Why would india want assistance in increasing the range? It would require a new missile and that's exactly what K-4 is.
LF, this is an old article. There's no confirmation of the latest test, whether it has been conducted or not.http://www.india-defence.com/reports-3535
Sagarika SLBM Tested In Bay Of Bengal
Television news channel 'Times Now' has reported that India has tested a SLBM (Submarine-launched ballistic missile) which can be capped with a nuclear war-head and which has a range of 1500 km.
India Defence carried an earlier report of the same.
The tests which were conducted jointly by the DRDO & the Navy are said to be a much bigger technological achievement than even the successful test of Agni 3 missiles. The SLBMs are considered the safest missiles, which make them hard to locate & difficult to destroy.
These latest tests, that were conducted in secret, comes on the heels of 3 other tests that India has conducted in the last one year, taking India closer to possessing the nuclear triad - land based missiles, bombers & Submarine-launched ballistic missiles. India doesn't have a nuclear submarine yet, to launch the SLBMs, in fact the DRDO used a pontoon, or a long tube, in the Bay of Bengal to conduct the test. Government officials have said that the tests have met all key parameters.
old article
LF, this is an old article. There's no confirmation of the latest test, whether it has been conducted or not.http://www.india-defence.com/reports-3535
Sagarika SLBM Tested In Bay Of Bengal
Television news channel 'Times Now' has reported that India has tested a SLBM (Submarine-launched ballistic missile) which can be capped with a nuclear war-head and which has a range of 1500 km.
India Defence carried an earlier report of the same.
The tests which were conducted jointly by the DRDO & the Navy are said to be a much bigger technological achievement than even the successful test of Agni 3 missiles. The SLBMs are considered the safest missiles, which make them hard to locate & difficult to destroy.
These latest tests, that were conducted in secret, comes on the heels of 3 other tests that India has conducted in the last one year, taking India closer to possessing the nuclear triad - land based missiles, bombers & Submarine-launched ballistic missiles. India doesn't have a nuclear submarine yet, to launch the SLBMs, in fact the DRDO used a pontoon, or a long tube, in the Bay of Bengal to conduct the test. Government officials have said that the tests have met all key parameters.
old article
SourceTo a query on the Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) system, which was scheduled to be launched earlier this year, Saraswat said that the tests were being planned without giving any timeframe.
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