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Saturday, October 06, 2012

Nuclear-capable Dhanush successfully test-fired

Dhanush ballistic missile |A day after the launch of Prithvi-II, India successfully test-fired nuclear-capable Dhanush ballistic missile for its full range of 350 km from a naval ship off Odisha on Friday.

The surface-to-surface Dhanush, a naval variant of Prithvi-II, was fired by the personnel of Strategic Forces Command (SFC) at 11.25 a.m. as part of regular training.

The missile rose from the ship and splashed down near the pre-designated target in the Bay of Bengal with an accuracy of less than 20 metres.

All the mission objectives were met in a flawless performance, official sources said.

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