INDIA PROVIDES NAVY WITH SECOND STRIKE CAPABILITY

the Indian navy is receiving the K series of submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs). the state-run Defense Research and Development organisation (DRDo) is leading this programme. the K-5 can deliver a nuclear warhead out to a distance of 5,000 km. this missile will undergo a series of developmental trials before its induction. Other members of the K series are the 750km range K-15 (B-05) Sagarika and 3,500km range K-4. these systems have already been test-fired several times. The K-15 is the SLBM version of the land-based Shaurya missile. the K-15 missile is integrated with the InS Arihant class submarine. InS Arihant will receive the K-4 in the near future.