Sagarika (missile)

Sagarika is a nuclear-capable submarine-launched ballistic missile with a range of 750 kilometres (466 mi).Sagarika has a length of 10 metres (33 ft), diameter of 0.74 metres (2 ft 5 in), weighs 17 tonnes (17 LT; 19 ST) and can carry a payload of up to 500 kilograms (1,102 lb). Sagarika was developed at the DRDO’s missile complex in Hyderabad.This missile will form part of the triad in India's nuclear deterrence, and will provide retaliatory nuclear strike capabilityThe development of this missile (under the title Project K-15) started in 1991. The Indian government first confirmed Sagarika's development seven years later (1998), when the then Defence Minister, George Fernandes, announced it during a press conference