Shaurya Missile Test this week

The defence scientists are preparing for a development trial of India’s new age nuke-capable medium range missile Shaurya from a test range off the Orissa coast on September 24.

The missile was first tested on November 12, 2008 has been scheduled to be test-fired from a silo built underground at the Launching Complex-III (LC-III) of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur-on-sea. The missile would this time be launched from a 35-foot silo, defence sources said.

Shaurya is a land variant of Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile K-15. DRDO scientists said the missile is so agile that radars across the borders will have less than 400 seconds to detect, track and intercept before it hits the target. Having a strike range of 750 km, Shaurya is equipped with the state-of-the-art technology. The high manoeuvrability of the missile makes it less vulnerable to the available anti-missile defence systems in the world.

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