BALASORE, Odisha: India successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable Dhanush ballistic missile from a naval ship off Odisha coast today.
“Strategic Forces Command (SFC) successfully tested the Dhanush missile today from a naval ship,” said MV K V Prasad, Director of the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur near here.
The surface-to-surface Dhanush, a naval variant of India’s indigenously developed ‘Prithvi’ missile, was test fired at around 11.10 AM from a location at Bay of Bengal by the SFC of the defense force.
The single-stage, liquid propelled Dhanush has already been inducted into the armed services and is one of the five missiles developed by the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Program (IGMDP), defense sources said.
“The trial was conducted by the SFC of the Indian defense force in co-operation with DRDO,” a defense official said.
Dhanush missile is capable of carrying conventional as well as nuclear payload of 500 to 1,000 kg and hit both land and sea-based targets.–PTI
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