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K-6 Submarine Missile

July 2 , 2025 13 hrs 0 min 67 0
  • India is developing the K-6, a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile launched from submarines.
  • It is being built by DRDO’s Advanced Naval Systems Lab in Hyderabad.
  • K-6 missile features hypersonic speed up to Mach 7.5 (9,261 km/h) and a range of up to 8,000 km.
  • It can carry nuclear or conventional warheads
  • It is equipped with MIRV technology to hit multiple targets with one missile
  • India has already tested and deployed earlier the SLBMs like K-3, K-4, and K-5 with ranges from 1,000 to 6,000 km.

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