Posted on 12/27/2012 8:02:41 PM PST by MBT ARJUN
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) ends 2012 on an upbeat note, successfully launching the underwater missile K-15 off the Visakhapatnam coast on Wednesday. The missile darted 20 km into the air, after a gas generator ejected it from the pontoon that lay submerged a few scores of metres in the Bay of Bengal, and sped 650 km before splashing into the sea in its 11th flight trial.
After one more flight, the two-stage missile will be integrated with Arihant, India’s nuclear-powered submarine, and test-fired from the ship. “It is a fantastic system. It is a very powerful and accurate system,” said A.K. Chakrabarti, Programme Director, K-15, and Director of the Hyderabad-based Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL), which designed and developed the missile.
“India is the fifth country to have an underwater launch system. The other countries are the U.S., Russia, France and China,” he said.
Avinash Chander, Chief Controller (Missiles and Strategic Systems), DRDO, termed it “a good flight” and said the test “formed part of the pre-production clearance.” Twelve K-15 missiles, each 10 metres long and weighing six tonnes and capable of carrying nuclear warheads, will form part of the deadly arsenal of Arihant, which is powered by an 80-MWt reactor that uses enriched uranium as fuel and light water as coolant and moderator.
Informed sources said the reactor had already been integrated with the Arihant at Visakhapatnam. “The commissioning process is on,” they said. The reactor would reach criticality within the first few months of 2013. The harbour trials of the ship have been completed, and it is ready for sea trials.
India has been developing the K-4 missile, to be launched from submarines. It will be more powerful than K-15, with a range of 3,000 km.
ping!
Wow, I wonder if it’s a indigenous built nuclear powered sub. Also, does Israel not have submerged launch capabilities?
Actually India is #6 on the SLBM list, the UK also have SLBM capability.
Report: Israel may have armed U.S. cruise missiles with nuclear warheads
Impressive. Thanks for the cite :-)
I believe what the article is referring to is indigenous SLBM capability. Only the countries mentioned - the US, France, Russia, China, and now India - have self developed SLBMs. The UK does have a SLBM, but it is the American Trident system. The UK has always been using American built SLBMs since they took receipt of the Polaris A-3 in the 1960s. Thus, India (with the K-15) is the fifth country to have indigenous SLBM systems, joining the US (with several systems, the most recent being the Trident), France (with the M-51 and M-45), Russia (with several systems, the most recent being the Bulava and the R-29RMU2 Layner), and of course, China with their JL-2 variants).
As for Israel ...they do have underwater systems that are capable of delivering a nuclear payload, but these are cruise missiles and not SLBMs.
So the article is basically correct with India being the fifth country to develop SLBMs, and the US, France, Russia and China being the others.
Wrong. Intel’s first 6 core Xeon processor called “Dunnington” we’re designed in India.
http://specials.rediff.com/money/2009/mar/04slide1-worlds-first-six-core-microprocessor.htm
http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report_intels-india-made-chip-to-be-out-early-next-year_1134151
And guess what Israel doesn’t have SLBMs.
Wrong. Intel’s first 6 core Xeon processor called “Dunnington” we’re designed in India.
http://specials.rediff.com/money/2009/mar/04slide1-worlds-first-six-core-microprocessor.htm
http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report_intels-india-made-chip-to-be-out-early-next-year_1134151
And guess what Israel doesn’t have SLBMs.
The UK system is US developed. India is 5th to build one of its own.
LOL.....”Ooh yes that is problem that missle hit Ganges Bathhouse...oh so sorry....yes
Scary that a third world crap hole country, one that cannot feed its people, is building subs and long range missles.
Its designed to take out Yangste bathhouse, Indus bathhouse ....and some dry sand bathhouses. Which one do you go to?
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