India on 9 April 2015 successfully test fired nuclear weapons-capable Dhanush missile from a ship, off the Odisha coast on Thursday. The missile was fired as part of the regular practice trial of the Strategic Forces Command, MVKV Prasad, and director of the Integrated Test Range in Chandipur in Odisha's Balasore district, told IANS. Test- The ship-based missile was launched from an Offshore Patrolling Vessel (OPV), deep inside the Bay of Bengal to test its full range. Dhanush is a naval version of the nuclear-capable ballistic missile Prithvi. Test- The ship-based missile was launched from an Offshore Patrolling Vessel (OPV). Facts about Dhanush Missile Indigenously developed by Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO). The surface-to-surface missile is a naval variant of Prithvi missile. Capable of carrying of 500 to 1000 kilogram conventional as well as nuclear payload. It was a perfect mission and the missile splashed down near the target point with high degree of accuracy, they said. It is a single-stage, liquid-propelled missile and has range of 350 km. Capable to target both land-based and sea-based targets. It should be noted that Dhanush is one of the 5 missiles developed by the DRDO under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP). The previous trial of the missile was successfully conducted in November 2014.
Dhanush missile
It can target both land-based and sea-based targets. The missile has already been inducted into the armed services and the SFC personnel randomly picked up the missile from the production lot for Thursday’s trial, which was carried out as part of regular user training.
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