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K-6 (missile)
Indian submarine-launched ballistic missile From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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K-6 is an intercontinental submarine-launched ballistic missile under development by the Defence Research and Development Organisation of India. The missile has a planned range of more than 8000 Kilometres.[5]
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Requirement
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[6] would be required for this task to be performed by a submarine patrolling in a "safe haven".[7]
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.[8] The developmental work for these missiles started in February 2017 at the Advanced Systems Laboratory of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), with a completion target of less than ten years.[8]
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Description
The K-6 is an intercontinental submarine-launched ballistic missile.[9][10] 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.[8] It will be able carry both conventional and nuclear warheads.[11]
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Development
The K-6 is being developed by the Advanced Systems Laboratory of (DRDO) since 2017.[8] Testing of the K-5 missile will assist in developing the K-6.[12]
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