Nuclear-capable Naval Missile ‘Dhanush’ test-fired off Odisha coast

ONI Bureau:  The Indian Military on Friday successfully test-fired indigenously developed nuclear-capable ‘Dhanush’ ballistic missile from a naval ship off Odisha coast.

The surface-to-surface Dhanush missile with a strike range of 350 km, is capable of carrying a payload of 500 kg and hitting both land and sea-based targets.

Reportedly, the Dhanush missile which is also known as the Prithvi-III launch was part of training exercise by the Strategic Force Command (SFC) of Indian Navy and it test-fired from the ship positioned near Paradip in the Bay of Bengal.

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