K-6 | |
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Type | SLBM |
Place of origin | India |
Service history | |
In service | Under development |
Production history | |
Designer | Defence Research and Development Organisation |
Specifications | |
Length | >12 m (39 ft) |
Diameter | >2 m (6.6 ft) |
Warhead | 3,000 kg (6,600 lb) MIRVed nuclear war-head |
Engine | Solid-fuelled |
Operational range | 8,000 to 12,000 km (5,000 to 7,500 mi) |
Launch platform | S5-class submarine |
K-6 is an intercontinental submarine-launched ballistic missile under development by Defence Research and Development Organisation of India. The missile has a planned range of around 10,000 to 12,000 kilometres. [1]
Admiral Arun Prakash wrote in 2018 that the missile range of the Arihant-class submarines is not sufficient to target potential adversaries of India; a missile with a range of around 6,000-8,000 kilometres [2] would be required for this task to be performed by a submarine patrolling in a "safe haven". [3]
When the missile payload limitations of the Arihant-class were realised, India began developing the S5-class of submarines and the K-6 ballistic missiles. [1] The developmental work for these missiles started in February 2017 at the Advanced Naval Systems Laboratory of DRDO, with a completion target of less than ten years. [1]
The K-6 is an intercontinental submarine-launched ballistic missile. [4] [5] It is a three-stage missile and is solid fuelled. It is planned to armed with multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles and will have a range of around 8,000 to 12,000 kilometres with a three-tonne payload. It has a planned length of over 12 metres and a diameter of over 2 metres. [1]
The K-6 is being developed by the Advanced Naval Systems Laboratory of the Defence Research and Development Organisation since 2017. [1] Testing of the K-5 missile will assist in developing the K-6. [6]
K-6 | |
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Type | SLBM |
Place of origin | India |
Service history | |
In service | Under development |
Production history | |
Designer | Defence Research and Development Organisation |
Specifications | |
Length | >12 m (39 ft) |
Diameter | >2 m (6.6 ft) |
Warhead | 3,000 kg (6,600 lb) MIRVed nuclear war-head |
Engine | Solid-fuelled |
Operational range | 8,000 to 12,000 km (5,000 to 7,500 mi) |
Launch platform | S5-class submarine |
K-6 is an intercontinental submarine-launched ballistic missile under development by Defence Research and Development Organisation of India. The missile has a planned range of around 10,000 to 12,000 kilometres. [1]
Admiral Arun Prakash wrote in 2018 that the missile range of the Arihant-class submarines is not sufficient to target potential adversaries of India; a missile with a range of around 6,000-8,000 kilometres [2] would be required for this task to be performed by a submarine patrolling in a "safe haven". [3]
When the missile payload limitations of the Arihant-class were realised, India began developing the S5-class of submarines and the K-6 ballistic missiles. [1] The developmental work for these missiles started in February 2017 at the Advanced Naval Systems Laboratory of DRDO, with a completion target of less than ten years. [1]
The K-6 is an intercontinental submarine-launched ballistic missile. [4] [5] It is a three-stage missile and is solid fuelled. It is planned to armed with multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles and will have a range of around 8,000 to 12,000 kilometres with a three-tonne payload. It has a planned length of over 12 metres and a diameter of over 2 metres. [1]
The K-6 is being developed by the Advanced Naval Systems Laboratory of the Defence Research and Development Organisation since 2017. [1] Testing of the K-5 missile will assist in developing the K-6. [6]