INS Arihant successfully launched SLBM

10pointer18 Oct, 2022Education

10POINTER- Recently, INS Arihant carried out a successful launch of a Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM). About the Missile The Submarine Launched Ballistic Missiles (SLBMs) are sometimes called the ?K? family of missiles. They have been indigenously developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Because these missiles are to be launched from submarines, they are lighter, more compact and stealthier than their land-based counterparts. The development of the K family missiles has been done in consonance with the ATV project. Part of the K family is the SLBM K-15, which is also called B-05 or Sagarika. It has a range of 750 km. India has also developed and successfully tested K-4 missiles from the family, which have a range of 3,500 km.