India has inducted the B-05 SLBM into service

The New Indian Express reports that the Indian Navy has inducted the short-range B-05 submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) into service.

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This was after the service carried out a secret back-to-back test of the missile on Aug. 11 and 12. The testing was carried out from INS Arihant off Visakhapatnam coast.

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