New Delhi, Feb 16, IRNA,After successfully test-firing anti- ballistic missiles and the land version of the Agni series, Indian defence scientists are preparing to launch a ballistic missile from under water. The ballistic missile (SLBM) K-15 is to be test-fired from an underwater launcher, a replica of a submarine, next week.
“The missile will be fired on February 24 or 25 from INS Kalinga, about 13 km from Vishakhapatnam,” Times of India reported here quoting a source at the integrated test range (ITR) at Balasore.
“The missile will be fired from an underwater launcher 50 meters deep and about eight km from the coastline. Called Pontoon, the launcher has been designed by Electronics Corporation of India,” said the source, adding that a strategic missile with a strike range of 750 km will be used for the purpose.