Military prowess: India tests sub-launched missile
India successfully test-fired Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) on Sunday.
India successfully test-fired Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) on Sunday. The reports published in Indian newspapers said the test was conducted from an underwater pontoon in the Bay of Bengal. The reports mentioned contradictory figures about the range of the missile. According to Times of India the missile has a “strike range of around 1500 kilometres.” However, The Hindu reported that the missile has a “full range of 700 kilometres.” The missile is part of a group of missiles being developed by the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), the reports said. India is the fifth country after United States, Russia, France and China to have this missile technology.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 28th, 2013.
Yes contradictory report i am also confused but govt news channel doordarshan says this missile range as 1500 km.This missile which was tested was K-5 with range of 1500 km i think,the other missile in K series are K-15 of 750 km range (already tested) and K-4 having double range of K-5 i.e 3000km under development.So overall i think India has three missiles i.e K-15 750km range,K-5 this one 1500km range and K-4 3000km range.K-15 and K-5 already completed developmental trial and ready for induction and K-4 under development.So DD,CNN and TOI reporting range of 1500 is correct since other source says about K-15 which everybody knows is 750km but this one is K-5.