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Indian
Navy test-fires nuclear capable Dhanush ballistic missile from Patrol
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India on Friday tested its nuclear-capable ballistic missile Dhanush
from an Indian Navy patrol vessel in the Bay of Bengal in Odisha, eastern
India. The missile, fired from a naval ship somewhere between Puri and
Visakhapatnam as part of the training exercise of the Indian Navy, was
described as successful by the Defense Research and Development Organization
(DRDO).
The single-stage, liquid-propelled Dhanush has already been inducted
into the armed services and is one of the five missiles developed by
the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) under the Integrated
Guided Missile Development Programme |
Dhanush
missile installed on INS Subhadra patrol vessel
(Picture: DRDO) |
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With a pay-load capacity of 1000 kg, Dhanush is
a naval version of the nuclear-capable ballistic missile Prithvi. It
is capable of carrying both conventional and nuclear warheads and can
strike targets up to 350 km away.
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Dhanush missile launching from INS Subhadra patrol vessel
(Picture: DRDO) |
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According to Indian Navy sources the missile was
test fired in its final operational configuration from INS Subhadra
(P51), a Sukanya class patrol vessel displacing 1,890 tons.
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