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The missile was designed to be able to accommodate the W5 nuclear warhead, before it underwent a redesign to allow carriage of the W27 thermonuclear warhead. [9] The capability of submarines to carry nuclear weapons was seen as significant, as it was possible for submarines to remain undetected on station, with the threat of nuclear retaliation ...
In September 2013, the SAAW project was sanctioned by the Indian Government for ₹ 56.58 crore (US$6.6 million). [9] [10] The project finds mention in a written note submitted by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to the Standing Committee on Defence, in a report on 'Demands for Grants' to be provided in 2014–15 to the Ordnance Factories Board and the DRDO.
The Kh-59 Ovod (Russian: Х-59 Овод 'Gadfly'; AS-13 'Kingbolt') is a Russian cruise missile with a two-stage solid-fuel propulsion system and 200 km range. The Kh-59M Ovod-M (AS-18 'Kazoo') is a variant with a bigger warhead and turbojet engine.
Shaurya (IAST: shāurya, meaning 'Bravery') is a canister-launched surface-to-surface short-range ballistic missile developed by the Indian Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for use by the Indian Armed Forces.
The P-120 Malakhit (Russian: П-120 «Малахит» 'Malachite'; NATO reporting name: SS-N-9 Siren, GRAU designation: 4K85 [1]) is a Soviet medium range anti-ship missile used by corvettes and submarines. Introduced in 1972, it remains in service but has been superseded by the P-270 Moskit.
Grable was the second of only four gun-type warheads ever detonated (the first was Little Boy, the last two were test firings of the W33; all other atomic weapons were implosion-type weapons). The shell, designated a Mark 9 nuclear weapon, had a diameter of 280 mm (11.02 in), was 1380 mm (54.4 in) long and weighed 364 kg (803 lb).
Warhead calibre Notes Rocket launchers MARA: CITEFA / Fray Luis Beltrán munition factory Argentina Disposable 2005 78 mm [1] PF-89: Norinco (China North Industries Corporation) China Disposable 1993 80 mm 5 warheads (HEAT, incendiary, HESH, HEAT tandem, HEAT/thermobaric tandem) [2] [3] Panzerfaust 3: Dynamit Nobel AG Germany Reusable 1997 110 mm