INS Arihant Successfully Fires SLBM
Source : Indian Express
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- INS Arihant
Why in News ?
Strategic Strike Nuclear Submarine INS Arihant carried out a successful launch of a Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM).
Key Facts
- The test is significant for the SSBN programme, a crucial element of India’s nuclear deterrence capability.
Source : Twitter AIR - The missile tested to a predetermined distance hit the target region in the Bay of Bengal with a high degree of accuracy.
- The weapon system’s operational and technological specifications have all been verified.
INS Arihant
- India’s nuclear-powered ballistic missile-capable submarine, INS Arihant, is part of the SSBN programme.
- Arihant was launched on 26 July 2009.
- Arihant has four vertical launch tubes, which can carry 12 smaller K-15 missiles or four larger K-4 missiles.
- An 83 MW pressurised light-water reactor[22] with enriched uranium fuel powers the vessel.
K-4 is a nuclear capable Intermediate-range submarine-launched ballistic missile range of range of about 3,500 km. Code names K-15 or B-05 also known as Sagarika is an Indian submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) with a range of 750 kilometres.
Sub-surface ballistic nuclear
- Sub-surface ballistic nuclear : a nuclear-powered submarine carrying and launching ballistic missiles armed with nuclear weapons.
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