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Having successfully test-fired inter-continental ballistic missile Agni-V, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is now ready to test the submarine-launched ballistic missile from indigenously designed and manufactured Arihant, nuclear-powered submarine, by this year end or early next year.
DRDO scientists had successfully test-fired the missile code named K-15 Sagarika with strike range of 750 km in January this year from an underwater pontoon simulating a submarine launcher. The forthcoming test will be the first one from an actual submarine DRDO chief Avinash Chander said on Monday.
Once the test is successful, India will join the elite club of five nations comprising US, UK, France, Russia and China having this capability. Moreover, India will have the nuclear triad in place to fire a ballistic missile from land, sea and air.
Interacting with media a day after successful launch of Agni-V, Chander said all the critical tests of Arihant were on as per schedule after its nuclear reactor went critical two months back. He was hopeful of conducting the underwater ballistic missile test from the submarine towards year-end or early next year.
DRDO to test ballistic missile from Arihant by early 2014
All countries having ICBMS are developing precision to hit a target within a radius of ten to 20 metres from the present 100 metres and DRDO will also try to achieve this accuracy, Chander said.
Confident of inducting Agni-V into the armed forces in the next two years, he said four to five more tests will take place in canisterisation form and the users — including the Army will take part in these launches.
He said from now on test firing of all strategic missiles will be in canisterisation mode as Agni-V is designed to stored and launched from the canister. Firing from canister reduces time from stop to launch phase makes it difficult for the enemy to detect and intercept the missile, the DRDO chief said.
Leading scientists and engineers will discuss ways and means to increase the manufacturing capacities of the country in a three-day Engineers’ Conclave to be inaugurated by President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday, he said.
Explaining the significance of the conclave, he said the armed forces will need 5,000 to 10,000 surface missiles and 10,000 anti-tank missiles in the next four to five years. Similarly, seven to eight satellite launches are now taking place in a year as compared to one some years back and the Indian industry will have to shore up its capabilities to manufacture high precision equipment, Chander said.
DRDO to test SLBM From INS Arihant by early 2014 | idrw.org
