India successfully carries out second test of K-4 ballistic missile in last six days

In a major milestone to augment its strategic arsenal and delivery systems, India on Friday successfully test-fired the 3,500 km strike range K-4 submarine-launched ballistic missile off the coast of Vishakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh.

Moving a step closer towards building a strong nuclear triad, this is the second time in the last six days that India successfully test-fired a missile. The DRDO-developed missile was testfired from an underwater platform in the morning.

The missile is being developed for being deployed on the fleet of the Arihant Class nuclear submarines being built by India. At the moment, only the first nuclear boat INS Arihant is operational for the Navy. K-4 is one of the two underwater missiles that are being developed by India for its submarine force. The other one is the over 700-kilometre strike range BO-5.