The Narendra Modi government has quietly approved the induction and deployment of 700-km range surface-to-surface supersonic Shaurya strategic missile even as a forward movement has been recorded in the development of 5,000 km range K-5 submarine-launched ballistic missile. Shaurya is the land adaptation of the submarine-dispatched BA-05 missile and has been created by the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO). The land variant was cautiously tried for the last time before induction as a major aspect of client preliminaries in Odisha’s Balasore on October 3.
As per top missile specialists, Shaurya is a delivery system stored in a composite canister for rapid deployment and minimum interaction with the elements for a long period. The strategic missile flies at a supersonic speed of Mach 7, or 2.4 km per second, at a height of 50 km (within the atmosphere) and hits the designated target at Mach 4.
The missile will be before long conveyed at areas recognized by the Indian Strategic Forces Command under direction from National Security Council. The rocket has a warhead weighing around 160 kg.
While the Modi government’s choice to go for a land variant is noteworthy as the missile can be dispatched by a solitary vehicle, the DRDO is likewise making quick walks in the advancement of a 5,000 km adaptation of the submarine-dispatched ballistic missile (SLBM). With a range comparable to Agni-5 land-based ballistic missile, the K-5 will be sent on Arihant class of nuclear submarines.
While missiles researchers are tight-lipped about the K-5 SLBM, the weapon framework is required to be tried in the following 15 months and afterward conveyed on the 6,000-ton Arihant class of SSBNs. The second Arihant-class atomic controlled submarine, INS Arighat, is to be operationalised within the following six months.