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