{"id":283597,"date":"2025-12-25T09:50:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T09:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hamslivenews.com\/?p=283597"},"modified":"2025-12-25T09:53:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T09:53:34","slug":"india-tests-k-4-missile-with-3500-km-range-from-nuclear-powered-submarine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hamslive.com\/news\/2025\/12\/india-tests-k-4-missile-with-3500-km-range-from-nuclear-powered-submarine\/","title":{"rendered":"India Tests K-4 Missile, With 3,500-km Range, From Nuclear-Powered Submarine"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ignorediv\">\n<p>In a big flex of its nuclear capabilities, India has tested an intermediate-range ballistic missile launched from a nuclear-capable submarine. The K-4 missile was test-fired from the nuclear-powered submarine INS Arighaat in the Bay of Bengal on Tuesday. The test was conducted off the coast of Vishakhapatnam.<\/p>\n<p>Designed to hit targets 3,500 km away, the missile provides a massive boost to the sea-based nuclear attack capability of the forces.<\/p>\n<p>The K-4 submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) was commissioned into the Indian Navy on August 29, 2024, making India part of a small group of nations capable of firing a nuclear missile from land, air, and undersea.<\/p>\n<p>Derived from the Agni-III land-launched missile, it is the country&#8217;s longest-range sea-launched strategic weapon. 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