Source : IgMp Bureau

MASSIVE: India issues NOTAM for possible test of K5 SLBM for the first time

India has issued a NOTAM (Notice to Airmen) warning for the launch of a missile in the Bay of Bengal period between 13^th to 14^th September and the designated area is 1,990 kilometers which suggests that it could be the first test of the 6,000 kilometers range K5 Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM).

Using a K5 SLBM, an Indian SSBN (Nuclear Ballistic Missile Submarine) can hit targets of strategic values deep inside Mainland China from the secured depths of the Indian Ocean Region.

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The missile will be able to carry a payload weighing two tones. It is being developed to match the range of the Agni-V ICBM. It will be equipped on the Arihant class  submarines code named S4.

The K-5 will be equipped with countermeasures to avoid radar detection and will be the fastest missile in its class.

India is also designing a larger 13,000 tonne S5 class SSBN which will be able to carry 12 K5 or K6 SLBMs in its missile hatches, which will be a massive deterrence for Indian in terms of sea based nuclear missile delivery is concerned.