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26th June 2016, 03:42 PM
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Re: Indian navy SLBM

As you asking I am telling K family of missiles is a series of submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBM) developed by India to boost its second-strike capabilities and thus the nuclear deterrence for Indian navy :

'K' Missile family

Type SLBM

Place of origin India

Service history

In service In production (k-15)

2017 (k-4)

Used by Indian Navy

Production history

Manufacturer Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) &

Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL)

Produced K-15 In production

Specifications

Weight 6-7 tonnes (K-15)

17 tonnes (K-4)

2 tonnes (Air-launched)

Length 10 m (K-15, K-4 present)

12 m (K-4 future variant)

Width 0.74 m (K-15)

1.3 m (K-4)



Maximum firing range 5,000 km (K-5 SLBM)

Warhead K-15:1 tonne,

K-4:1-2.5 tonnes

K-5:2.5 tonne

500 kg (Air-Launched Version)

Blast yield K-4: 200-250 kilotons



Operational

range 3,500 km

Maximum depth over 50 m (tested)

Speed Mach 7.5 (Shaurya, which is land-based version[6] of sagarika K-15
missile)


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