Dhanush missile successfully test-fired from ship

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SOURCE : THE HINDU

India successfully test-fired nuclear weapons-capable Dhanush missile from a ship, off the Odisha coast on Thursday.

The ship-based missile was launched at 11.02 a.m. by personnel of the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) from an Offshore Patrolling Vessel (OPV), which was deep inside the sea, for its full range of 350 km, according to Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) missile scientists.

It was a perfect mission and the missile splashed down near the target point with high degree of accuracy, they said.

Dhanush, a manoeuvring missile is a naval variant of Prithvi-II, and can carry a nuclear payload of 500 kg.

It can target both land-based and sea-based targets. The missile has already been inducted into the armed services and the SFC personnel randomly picked up the missile from the production lot for Thursday’s trial, which was carried out as part of regular user training.

Dhanush was one of the five missiles developed by the DRDO under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme.

source idrw.org

 

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[UkroTurk]

Why MLRS not launching on the ships? It will be cheap destroyer. GPS guided 122mm or 300mm rocket artillery very smart. 100km ranged Harpoon missile very expensive for land attacks. Gps guided Turkish 300mm artillery rocket also has 100km range and price max 100k $. I wish Turkish Navy try it.