According
to "The New Indian Express" citing a source, the test was
conducted March 31st about 45 nautical miles away from Vishakhapatnam
coast was very successful.
“Having an operational range of nearly 3,500 km, the missile was
fired towards north for a shorter range. It covered more than 700 km
before zeroing on the target with high accuracy reaching close to zero
circular error probability (CEP),” said the source.
The weapon designed and developped in India with a has been launched
from the submarine INS Arihant in operational configuration.
The 111-metre-long INS Arihant has four vertical launch tubes and has
the capability of carrying 6 torpedoes of 533 mm and 12 B-05 (K-15)
missiles or 4 K-4 missiles. Powered by an 85 MW capacity nuclear reactor
with enriched uranium fuel, this submarine can achieve surface speeds
of 12 knots to 15 knots, and submerged speeds of up to 24 knots, carrying
a crew of 95. |
