The Navy has successfully test-fired nuclear-capable surface-to surface ballistic missile ‘Dhanush’ in full operational configuration from a naval warship off the Odisha in the Bay of Bengal.
The test was conducted by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and it was a perfect mission as the missile hit the target point with high degree of accuracy.
About Dhanush missile
- One of the five missiles indigenously developed by the DRDO under its strategic Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP).
- The surface-to-surface missile is a naval variant of Prithvi-II missile and can carry both conventional as well as a nuclear payload of 500 kg.
- The missile has a length of 8.53 meters and is 0.9 meter wide. It is single-stage, liquid propelled which can hit both land and sea-based targets upto strike range of 350 kms.
- The missile already has been inducted into the armed Services. Naval variant of the missile was first successfully tested in 2012.