The nuclear-capable ballistic missile Dhanush was test fired from warship Subhadra, off the Puri coast of Odisha today. Defence Research and Development Organisation sources said it was a perfect mission and the missile splashed down near the target point with high degree of accuracy.<br/><br/>The DRDO sources said Dhanush missile is a naval variant of Prithvi-II, and can carry a nuclear payload of 500 kg. The missile has a length of 8.53 meters and 0.9 meter wide.<br/><br/>The missile has already been inducted into the armed Services and can target both land-based and sea-based targets. Dhanush was one of the five missiles developed by the DRDO under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme. Naval variant Dhanush missile was first successfully tested in 2012.

The nuclear-capable ballistic missile Dhanush was test fired from warship Subhadra, off the Puri coast of Odisha today. Defence Research and Development Organisation sources said it was a perfect mission and the missile splashed down near the target point with high degree of accuracy.<br/><br/>The DRDO sources said Dhanush missile is a naval variant of Prithvi-II, and can carry a nuclear payload of 500 kg. The missile has already been inducted into the armed Services and can target both land-based and sea-based targets. Dhanush was one of the five missiles developed by the DRDO under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme.

The nuclear-capable ballistic missile Dhanush was test fired from warship Subhadra, off the Puri coast of Odisha today. Defence Research and Development Organisation sources said it was a perfect mission and the missile splashed down near the target point with high degree of accuracy.<br/><br/>The DRDO sources said Dhanush missile is a naval variant of Prithvi-II, and can carry a nuclear payload of 500 kg. The missile has already been inducted into the armed Services and can target both land-based and sea-based targets. Dhanush was one of the five missiles developed by the DRDO under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme.