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K-4 (missile)

Intermediate-range SLBM

K-4 (missile) is a intermediate-range SLBM originating in India. It was built by Bharat Dynamics Limited. Reported operators include Indian Navy.

Origin: India
Manufacturer: Bharat Dynamics Limited

Length: 12m
Diameter: 1.3m
Mass: 17t
Range: 3,500kmOperational
Warhead: 2.5t

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Technical data

Specifications

11 fields · 1 source · retrieved 1 Oct 2026

Dimensions & mass

Mass: 17 t (19 short tons )¹
Length: 12 m (39 ft )¹

True scale

Size in context

Length: 12 m
Person: 1.75 m

Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.

Diameter

1.3 m (4.3 ft )¹

Warhead weight

2,500 kg (5,500 lb )¹

Performance

Operational range: 3,500 km (2,200 mi)¹

Systems & armament

Warhead: Strategic nuclear weapon¹
Engine: Two stage solid rocket motor¹
Guidance system: Mid-course: INS + multi- GNSS Terminal: TERCOM¹

Programme

Designer: Defence Research and Development Organisation¹
Propellant: Solid rocket propellant¹
Launch platform: Arihant -class submarines¹

Sources & original excerpts1 reference

K-4 (missile) · Wikipedia revision 1376818429 ↗
Type
Infobox (K-4) · Type
Intermediate-range SLBM
Place of origin
Infobox (K-4) · Place of origin
India
In service
Infobox (K-4) · In service
August 2024
Used by
Infobox (K-4) · Used by
Indian Navy
Designer
Infobox (K-4) · Designer
Defence Research and Development Organisation
Manufacturer
Infobox (K-4) · Manufacturer
Bharat Dynamics Limited
Mass
Infobox (K-4) · Mass
17 t (19 short tons )
Length
Infobox (K-4) · Length
12 m (39 ft )
Diameter
Infobox (K-4) · Diameter
1.3 m (4.3 ft )
Warhead
Infobox (K-4) · Warhead
Strategic nuclear weapon
Warhead weight
Infobox (K-4) · Warhead weight
2,500 kg (5,500 lb )
Engine
Infobox (K-4) · Engine
Two stage solid rocket motor
Propellant
Infobox (K-4) · Propellant
Solid rocket propellant
Operational range
Infobox (K-4) · Operational range
3,500 km (2,200 mi)
Guidance system
Infobox (K-4) · Guidance system
Mid-course: INS + multi- GNSS Terminal: TERCOM
Launch platform
Infobox (K-4) · Launch platform
Arihant -class submarines

Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Operator countries

1 countries documented

K-4 (missile) equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.

India

Additional operator references

Indian Navy

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