Interceptor shield

SOURCE: Times Of India
December 28, 2005

BALASORE (ORISSA): India on Wednesday successfully test fired its nuclear-capable ballistic missile Dhanush from a warship in the Bay of Bengal, defence ministry sources said. Dhanush, which is a naval version of India’s surface-to-surface Prithvi missile, has a range of 250 km and is capable of carrying nuclear warheads. The missile was launched from INS Rajput that was anchored 40 km offshore between Paradeep port and the test range Chandipur in Orissa’s Balasore district at about 1.58 p.m., the sources said.

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