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	== See also ==		== See also ==
	~~{{Portal\|India\|Rocketry\|Nuclear technology}}~~
	* [[K Missile family]]		* [[K Missile family]]
	* [[S5-class submarine]]		* [[S5-class submarine]]

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	[[Admiral Arun Prakash]] wrote in 2018 that the missile range of the [[Arihant-class submarine]]s is not sufficient to target potential adversaries of [[India]]; a missile with a range of around 6,000-8,000 kilometres would be required for this task to be performed by a submarine patrolling in a "safe haven".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/the-significance-of-ins-arihant-nuclear-submarine-navy-5436432/\|title=The significance of Arihant\|last=Prakash\|first=Arun \|author-link=Arun Prakash\|date=2018-11-07\|website=[[The Indian Express]]\|language=en-IN\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910021001/https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/the-significance-of-ins-arihant-nuclear-submarine-navy-5436432/\|archive-date=10 September 2019\|access-date=2019-10-22}}</ref>		[[Admiral Arun Prakash]] wrote in 2018 that the missile range of the [[Arihant-class submarine]]s is not sufficient to target potential adversaries of [[India]]; a missile with a range of around 6,000-8,000 kilometres would be required for this task to be performed by a submarine patrolling in a "safe haven".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/the-significance-of-ins-arihant-nuclear-submarine-navy-5436432/\|title=The significance of Arihant\|last=Prakash\|first=Arun \|author-link=Arun Prakash\|date=2018-11-07\|website=[[The Indian Express]]\|language=en-IN\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910021001/https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/the-significance-of-ins-arihant-nuclear-submarine-navy-5436432/\|archive-date=10 September 2019\|access-date=2019-10-22}}</ref>

	When the missile payload limitations of the [[Arihant-class submarine\|Arihant-class]] were realised, India began developing the [[S5-class submarine\|S5-class of submarines]] and the K-6 ballistic missiles.<ref name="IndiaToday2017">{{Cite news\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/the-big-story/story/20171218-india-ballistic-missile-submarine-k-6-submarine-launched-drdo-1102085-2017-12-10\|title=A peek into India's top secret and costliest defence project, nuclear submarines\|last=Unnithan\|first=Sandeep\|date=December 10, 2017\|newspaper=[[India Today]]\|accessdate=22 October 2019\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420153431/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/the-big-story/story/20171218-india-ballistic-missile-submarine-k-6-submarine-launched-drdo-1102085-2017-12-10\|archive-date=20 April ~~2022~~}}</ref> The developmental work for these missiles started in February 2017 at the Advanced Naval Systems Laboratory of [[Defence Research and Development Organisation\|DRDO]], with a completion target of less than ten years.<ref name="IndiaToday2017" />		When the missile payload limitations of the [[Arihant-class submarine\|Arihant-class]] were realised, India began developing the [[S5-class submarine\|S5-class of submarines]] and the K-6 ballistic missiles.<ref name="IndiaToday2017">{{Cite news\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/the-big-story/story/20171218-india-ballistic-missile-submarine-k-6-submarine-launched-drdo-1102085-2017-12-10\|title=A peek into India's top secret and costliest defence project, nuclear submarines\|last=Unnithan\|first=Sandeep\|date=December 10, 2017\|newspaper=[[India Today]]\|accessdate=22 October 2019\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420153431/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/the-big-story/story/20171218-india-ballistic-missile-submarine-k-6-submarine-launched-drdo-1102085-2017-12-10\|archive-date=20 April 2019}}</ref> The developmental work for these missiles started in February 2017 at the Advanced Naval Systems Laboratory of [[Defence Research and Development Organisation\|DRDO]], with a completion target of less than ten years.<ref name="IndiaToday2017" />

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	'''K-6''' is an [[Intercontinental ballistic missile\|intercontinental]] [[Submarine-launched ballistic missile\|submarine-launched]] [[ballistic missile]] under development by [[Defence Research and Development Organisation]] of [[India]]. The missile has a planned range of around 6,000 to 8,000 kilometres.<ref name="IndiaToday2017" />		'''K-6''' is an [[Intercontinental ballistic missile\|intercontinental]] [[Submarine-launched ballistic missile\|submarine-launched]] [[ballistic missile]] under development by [[Defence Research and Development Organisation]] of [[India]]. The missile has a planned range of around 10,000 to 13,000 kilometres.<ref name="IndiaToday2017" />

	== Requirement ==		== Requirement ==
	[[Admiral Arun Prakash]] wrote in 2018 that the missile range of the [[Arihant-class submarine]]s is not sufficient to target potential adversaries of [[India]]; a missile with a range of around 6,000-8,000 kilometres would be required for this task to be performed by a submarine patrolling in a "safe haven".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/the-significance-of-ins-arihant-nuclear-submarine-navy-5436432/\|title=The significance of Arihant\|last=[[Admiral Arun Prakash\|Prakash]]\|first=[[Admiral Arun Prakash\|Arun]]\|date=2018-11-07\|website=[[The Indian Express]]\|language=en-IN\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910021001/https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/the-significance-of-ins-arihant-nuclear-submarine-navy-5436432/\|archive-date=10 September 2019\|access-date=2019-10-22}}</ref>

	When the missile payload limitations of the [[Arihant-class submarine\|Arihant-class]] were realised, India began developing the [[S5-class submarine\|S5-class of submarines]] and the K-6 ballistic missiles.<ref name="IndiaToday2017">{{Cite news\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/the-big-story/story/20171218-india-ballistic-missile-submarine-k-6-submarine-launched-drdo-1102085-2017-12-10\|title=A peek into India's top secret and costliest defence project, nuclear submarines\|last=Unnithan\|first=Sandeep\|date=December 10, 2017\|newspaper=[[India Today]]\|accessdate=22 October 2019\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420153431/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/the-big-story/story/20171218-india-ballistic-missile-submarine-k-6-submarine-launched-drdo-1102085-2017-12-10\|archive-date=20 April ~~2019~~}}</ref> The developmental work for these missiles started in February 2017 at the Advanced Naval Systems Laboratory of [[Defence Research and Development Organisation\|DRDO]], with a completion target of less than ten years.<ref name="IndiaToday2017" />		<ref>https://www.financialexpress.com/defence/agni-vi-isro-and-radio-silence-on-indias-10000-km-range-icbm/2828572/</ref>

			[[Admiral Arun Prakash]] wrote in 2018 that the missile range of the [[Arihant-class submarine]]s is not sufficient to target potential adversaries of [[India]]; a missile with a range of around 6,000-8,000 kilometres would be required for this task to be performed by a submarine patrolling in a "safe haven".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/the-significance-of-ins-arihant-nuclear-submarine-navy-5436432/\|title=The significance of Arihant\|last=Prakash\|first=Arun \|author-link=Arun Prakash\|date=2018-11-07\|website=[[The Indian Express]]\|language=en-IN\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910021001/https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/the-significance-of-ins-arihant-nuclear-submarine-navy-5436432/\|archive-date=10 September 2019\|access-date=2019-10-22}}</ref>

			When the missile payload limitations of the [[Arihant-class submarine\|Arihant-class]] were realised, India began developing the [[S5-class submarine\|S5-class of submarines]] and the K-6 ballistic missiles.<ref name="IndiaToday2017">{{Cite news\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/the-big-story/story/20171218-india-ballistic-missile-submarine-k-6-submarine-launched-drdo-1102085-2017-12-10\|title=A peek into India's top secret and costliest defence project, nuclear submarines\|last=Unnithan\|first=Sandeep\|date=December 10, 2017\|newspaper=[[India Today]]\|accessdate=22 October 2019\|url-status=live\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420153431/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/the-big-story/story/20171218-india-ballistic-missile-submarine-k-6-submarine-launched-drdo-1102085-2017-12-10\|archive-date=20 April 2022}}</ref> The developmental work for these missiles started in February 2017 at the Advanced Naval Systems Laboratory of [[Defence Research and Development Organisation\|DRDO]], with a completion target of less than ten years.<ref name="IndiaToday2017" />

	== Description ==		== Description ==
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	== See also ==		== See also ==
			{{Portal\|India\|Rocketry\|Nuclear technology}}
	* [[K Missile family]]		* [[K Missile family]]
	* [[S5-class submarine]]		* [[S5-class submarine]]

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	'''K-6''' is an [[Intercontinental ballistic missile\|intercontinental]] [[Submarine-launched ballistic missile\|submarine-launched]] [[ballistic missile]] under development by [[Defence Research and Development Organisation]] of [[India]]. The missile has a planned range of around 12,000 kilometres.		'''K-6''' is an [[Intercontinental ballistic missile\|intercontinental]] [[Submarine-launched ballistic missile\|submarine-launched]] [[ballistic missile]] under development by [[Defence Research and Development Organisation]] of [[India]]. The missile has a planned range of around 6,000 to 8,000 kilometres.<ref name="IndiaToday2017" />

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	== Description ==		== Description ==
	The K-6 is an [[Intercontinental ballistic missile\|intercontinental]] [[Submarine-launched ballistic missile\|submarine-launched]] [[ballistic missile]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/as-nuclear-sub-arihant-returns-after-first-deterrence-patrol-indias-nuclear-triad-complete/articleshow/66515624.cms\|title=Nuclear submarine INS Arihant completes patrol, country's N-triad operational\|date=5 November 2018\|website=[[The Times of India]]\|language=en\|url-status=live\|access-date=2019-10-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://thediplomat.com/2017/12/india-launches-second-ballistic-missile-sub/\|title=India Launches Second Ballistic Missile Sub\|last=Gady\|first=Franz-Stefan\|date=13 December 2017\|website=The Diplomat\|language=en-US\|url-status=live\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=2019-10-22}}</ref> It is a three-stage missile and is [[Solid-propellant rocket\|solid fuelled]]. It is planned to armed with [[multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle]]s and will have a range of around 10,000 to 12,000 kilometres with a three-tonne payload. It has a planned length of over 12 metres and a diameter of over 2 metres.<ref name="IndiaToday2017" />		The K-6 is an [[Intercontinental ballistic missile\|intercontinental]] [[Submarine-launched ballistic missile\|submarine-launched]] [[ballistic missile]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/as-nuclear-sub-arihant-returns-after-first-deterrence-patrol-indias-nuclear-triad-complete/articleshow/66515624.cms\|title=Nuclear submarine INS Arihant completes patrol, country's N-triad operational\|date=5 November 2018\|website=[[The Times of India]]\|language=en\|url-status=live\|access-date=2019-10-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://thediplomat.com/2017/12/india-launches-second-ballistic-missile-sub/\|title=India Launches Second Ballistic Missile Sub\|last=Gady\|first=Franz-Stefan\|date=13 December 2017\|website=The Diplomat\|language=en-US\|url-status=live\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=2019-10-22}}</ref> It is a three-stage missile and is [[Solid-propellant rocket\|solid fuelled]]. It is planned to armed with [[multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle]]s and will have a range of around 6,000 to 8,000 kilometres with a three-tonne payload. It has a planned length of over 12 metres and a diameter of over 2 metres.<ref name="IndiaToday2017" />

	== Development ==		== Development ==

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'''K-6''' is an [[Intercontinental ballistic missile|intercontinental]] [[Submarine-launched ballistic missile|submarine-launched]] [[ballistic missile]] under development by [[Defence Research and Development Organisation]] of [[India]]. The missile has a planned range of around 12,000 kilometres.

== Requirement ==
[[Admiral Arun Prakash]] wrote in 2018 that the missile range of the [[Arihant-class submarine]]s is not sufficient to target potential adversaries of [[India]]; a missile with a range of around 6,000-8,000 kilometres would be required for this task to be performed by a submarine patrolling in a "safe haven".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/the-significance-of-ins-arihant-nuclear-submarine-navy-5436432/|title=The significance of Arihant|last=[[Admiral Arun Prakash|Prakash]]|first=[[Admiral Arun Prakash|Arun]]|date=2018-11-07|website=[[The Indian Express]]|language=en-IN|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910021001/https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/the-significance-of-ins-arihant-nuclear-submarine-navy-5436432/|archive-date=10 September 2019|access-date=2019-10-22}}</ref>

When the missile payload limitations of the [[Arihant-class submarine|Arihant-class]] were realised, India began developing the [[S5-class submarine|S5-class of submarines]] and the K-6 ballistic missiles.<ref name="IndiaToday2017">{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/the-big-story/story/20171218-india-ballistic-missile-submarine-k-6-submarine-launched-drdo-1102085-2017-12-10|title=A peek into India's top secret and costliest defence project, nuclear submarines|last=Unnithan|first=Sandeep|date=December 10, 2017|newspaper=[[India Today]]|accessdate=22 October 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420153431/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/the-big-story/story/20171218-india-ballistic-missile-submarine-k-6-submarine-launched-drdo-1102085-2017-12-10|archive-date=20 April 2019}}</ref> The developmental work for these missiles started in February 2017 at the Advanced Naval Systems Laboratory of [[Defence Research and Development Organisation|DRDO]], with a completion target of less than ten years.<ref name="IndiaToday2017" />

== Description ==
The K-6 is an [[Intercontinental ballistic missile|intercontinental]] [[Submarine-launched ballistic missile|submarine-launched]] [[ballistic missile]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/as-nuclear-sub-arihant-returns-after-first-deterrence-patrol-indias-nuclear-triad-complete/articleshow/66515624.cms|title=Nuclear submarine INS Arihant completes patrol, country's N-triad operational|date=5 November 2018|website=[[The Times of India]]|language=en|url-status=live|access-date=2019-10-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thediplomat.com/2017/12/india-launches-second-ballistic-missile-sub/|title=India Launches Second Ballistic Missile Sub|last=Gady|first=Franz-Stefan|date=13 December 2017|website=The Diplomat|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-10-22}}</ref> It is a three-stage missile and is [[Solid-propellant rocket|solid fuelled]]. It is planned to armed with [[multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle]]s and will have a range of around 10,000 to 12,000 kilometres with a three-tonne payload. It has a planned length of over 12 metres and a diameter of over 2 metres.<ref name="IndiaToday2017" />

== Development ==
The K-6 is being developed by the Advanced Naval Systems Laboratory of the [[Defence Research and Development Organisation]] since 2017.<ref name="IndiaToday2017" /> Testing of the [[K-5 (ballistic missile)|K-5 missile]] will assist in developing the K-6.<ref name="tnie">{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2018/dec/15/maiden-trial-of-pralay-k5-likely-soon-1911623.html|title=DRDO on long range Pralay, K5 to stalemate China soon|last=|first=|date=15 December 2018|website=[[The New Indian Express]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403174613/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2018/dec/15/maiden-trial-of-pralay-k5-likely-soon-1911623.html|archive-date=3 April 2019|access-date=2019-10-22}}</ref>

== See also ==

* [[K Missile family]]
* [[S5-class submarine]]
* [[India and weapons of mass destruction]]

== References ==
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