India tests nuclear-capable ballistic missile K-4 from INS Arighaat: Sources

India has tested nuclear-capable submarine-launched ballistic missile from newly-commissioned INS Arighaat off Vishakhapatnam coast, latest media reports say. According to reports, the testing was of K-4 missile, a solid-fueled SLBM, which has a target range of 3,500 km.

While there are multiple media reports, the Ministry of Defence, DRDO or the Indian Navy has not released an official statement on the matter so far.

According to an update by news agency ANI, the test was carried out by the Indian Navy off a coast in Vishakhapatnam in Bay of Bengal. Results of the test are being analysed by the defence officials, ANI added. This is the first time that the SLBM has been tested from INS Arighaat. Before this, the officials have been testing the missile from submersible pontoons so far, a Times of India report said.

The reports of the missile test come days after New Delhi issued a public notice - NOTAM- for a range missile test in Bay of Bengal.