Indian Navy test-fires nuclear capable Dhanush ballistic missile from Patrol Vessel

: Posted On Saturday, 15 November 2014 08:50

Naval Forces News - India

Indian Navy test-fires nuclear capable Dhanush ballistic missile from Patrol Vessel

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)

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.

Dhanush missile launching from INS Subhadra patrol vessel
(Picture: DRDO)

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.