K-15 test this month

[Major.]

K-15 test this month - The New Indian Express



India has to wait for a couple of months more to witness the much-awaited first-ever sea trial of indigenously built nuclear powered submarine INS Arihant fitted with ballistic missile K-15.

Earlier scheduled to be test-fired from Arihant, the submarine-launched ballistic missile K-15 is being readied to be launched from a pontoon (replica of a submarine) off Vizag coast later this month. Defence sources said the Arihant-class submarine, launched on July 26, 2009 from the Naval dockyard at Visakhapatnam, is yet to start its sea trials. The submarine is a part of the country’s Advanced Technology Vessel (ATV) programme. India is the fifth country to have this kind of technology after the US, Russia, France and China.

Scientific Advisor to Defence Minister and DRDO Chief V K Saraswat said this time the test of K-15 would be from the pontoon which has been positioned at a location off the Andhra Pradesh coast. “But the test planned next year will be definitely from Arihant-class submarine. The platform is being readied at the shipyard for the maiden trial,” he told this paper over phone.

Initially announced to be ready for induction by year-end, the submarine is now expected to be inducted in the Navy by 2014 because it has to complete at least two or three trials before deployment. India has plans to build four more submarines of this class. “The new generation nuke powered submarines will help India become a credible nuclear deterrent. Once inducted, the country will achieve its goal of possessing the nuclear triad of having three nuclear arms platforms - land, air and undersea,” said a scientist.

INS Arihant is about 120 metres long and its displacement goes up to 7,000 tonnes. It can be armed with 12 vertically launched missiles like K-15 and 533-mm torpedos at a time. The indigenously developed K-15 missile is about 10 metres in length and about one metre in diameter. Its launch weight is about 10 tonnes.

With a strike range of about 700 km, the K-15 is one of the most ambitious projects of the DRDO. After its successful induction next year, the DRDO would go for the developmental trials of its longer-range K-4 missile to strengthen its undersea attacks.

 

[Skull and Bones]

K-15 has very little importance for our nuclear triad, merely a tech demonstrator as per me. The real game changer will be K-4 and subsequent missiles of this 'K' family.

 

[rashtriya.rifles]

K-15 has very little importance for our nuclear triad, merely a tech demonstrator as per me. The real game changer will be K-4 and subsequent missiles of this 'K' family.

development of K4 is not hinged on sea trials of Arihant.. just saying

 

[Sergi]

K-15 has very little importance for our nuclear triad, merely a tech demonstrator as per me. The real game changer will be K-4 and subsequent missiles of this 'K' family.

You statement is right and wrong at the same time
K-15 has very big importance to our SLBM programme. If we can ACHIVE it good the follow ons will be better. So I guess it's important cuz it's first step.

You are absolutely right about K-4 and rumered K-5. But we need K-15 fully developed and inducted for that.

development of K4 is not hinged on sea trials of Arihant.. just saying

Exactly. "K" series is the most hush hush programe we know till date. Who knows we might be surprised in near future

 

[Skull and Bones]

You statement is right and wrong at the same time
K-15 has very big importance to our SLBM programme. If we can ACHIVE it good the follow ons will be better. So I guess it's important cuz it's first step.

Exactly, as i said it's of very little importance, more like a step in the ladder to move upward. K-15 is mere like a tech demonstrator to develop and validate all the tech requirements for a SSBN and SLBM.

In the time of crisis, a SSBN won't risk coming that near to enemy shores and risk detection from enemy sensors to launch a 700 km SLBM.

 

[Sergi]

Exactly, as i said it's of very little importance, more like a step in the ladder to move upward. K-15 is mere like a tech demonstrator to develop and validate all the tech requirements for a SSBN and SLBM.

In the time of crisis, a SSBN won't risk coming that near to enemy shores and risk detection from enemy sensors to launch a 700 km SLBM.

A very little importance is the phrase we are fighing on

But we agree that first step is needed. So how it can be of less importance ???

In the time of crisis 8 to 10 700Km range misisle with full warhead can toast the entire coast line within a min. Won't it ??? And sub can vanish before any responce come. And I think the range can be increased to 1000km if he play load is reduced.

Second senario: how about a big ACC in IOR 1000-1500 km away from Indian cost ??? A full silo fire from 700km sounds good then. Didn't it ???

K-4 and K-5 with more range will be best Nodoubt. But K-15 can be put to good use

 

[Skull and Bones]

In the time of crisis 8 to 10 700Km range misisle with full warhead can toast the entire coast line within a min. Won't it ??? And sub can vanish before any responce come. And I think the range can be increased to 1000km if he play load is reduced.

No, it's hard for SSBN to vanish, that too if it's 700 km near the cost line. And while submerged, it can't cross the speed 30-35 kmph, and given the trajectory of the SLBM, the location of the sub can be traced within half hour.

So, launching a 700 km SLBM to a country with credible Navy is a potential suicide.

 

[jaiind]

what does K series mean?? is it k for killer or some thing else??

 

[Skull and Bones]

what does K series mean?? is it k for killer or some thing else??

Maybe 'K' is for 'Kalam'.

 

[Sergi]

No, it's hard for SSBN to vanish, that too if it's 700 km near the cost line. And while submerged, it can't cross the speed 30-35 kmph, and given the trajectory of the SLBM, the location of the sub can be traced within half hour.

So, launching a 700 km SLBM to a country with credible Navy is a potential suicide.

And why do you think in the moment of crisis SSBN would be alone ???
You didn't Relpy to second senario.

 

[Skull and Bones]

And why do you think in the moment of crisis SSBN would be alone ???
You didn't Relpy to second senario.

Actually it's the job of SSKs to intrude deep into adversary territorial water, not SSBN. SSKs can dive deeper in the sea to avoid detection. And while in stealth mode, it can shut down it's diesel motor and rely on electric motor (and AIP), rendering it almost impossible to detect.

India's U-209 can dive upto a depth of 500m, while SSBNs won't get deeper than 300m.

And for the second part, there would be no provision of changing warhead in mid sea. It'll launch what it is sealed packed with.

 

[Sergi]

Actually it's the job of SSKs to intrude deep into adversary territorial water, not SSBN. SSKs can dive deeper in the sea to avoid detection. And while in stealth mode, it can shut down it's diesel motor and rely on electric motor (and AIP), rendering it almost impossible to detect.

India's U-209 can dive upto a depth of 500m, while SSBNs won't get deeper than 300m.

And for the second part, there would be no provision of changing warhead in mid sea. It'll launch what it is sealed packed with.

???????? When in war you go with all out package. SSKs & SSNs are hunters and SSBN is is a boomer. We where talking about crisis situation. SSBNs can dive deep too just they aren't that agile. And if you have cover no problems with detection means you don't go in war with only SSBN right ???

And who is asking to change the warhead in mid sea ??? I was talking about the senario of a Big ACC in IOR.

 

[acetophenol]

Maybe 'K' is for 'Kalam'.

Thats correct skull,"K" stands for Kalam.The entire project had several name changes for the sake of secrecy.Still very less is known about it

 

[Skull and Bones]

???????? When in war you go with all out package. SSKs & SSNs are hunters and SSBN is is a boomer. We where talking about crisis situation. SSBNs can dive deep too just they aren't that agile. And if you have cover no problems with detection means you don't go in war with only SSBN right ???

And who is asking to change the warhead in mid sea ??? I was talking about the senario of a Big ACC in IOR.

Submarines are generally operated alone (unless we're talking about a carrier fleet) , without any support from submerged vessels, which are quite vulnerable to anti-ship missiles.

And you go to war with SSBNs, provided you keep it at a distance to make a run for.

Let me bring you a hypothetical scenario, suppose a submarine fires a 2000km range ballistic missile, and after detection of the launch zone, it takes 1 hour for a anti-sub aircraft to reach that zone. Now with a speed of 35km/hr, the submarine can go anywhere within 3848 sq km, rendering it impossible to search.

Considering the same scenario with a 700km SLMB, the anti-sub platform will only have to search 415 sq km, pretty much doable.

 

[anant_s]

Yes K Stands for Kalam.

So these are KALAM ki Missiles and i hope they turn out to be KAMAL ki missiles