Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense

November 25, 2015

India test fires ship-based nuclear-capable missile
New Delhi (Sputnik) Nov 25, 2015
The Indian armed forces successfully test-fired a new short range, nuclear-capable ballistic missile, Indo-Asian News Service reports, citing the country's military R and D agency DRDO. The missile, dubbed the Dhanush, was test fired at approximately 11:45 am Tuesday local time from the Indian Navy's INS Subhadra patrol vessel in the Bay of Bengal off the country's east coast. The Dhanush, which has undergone extensive testing since 2012, is a naval variant of the Prithvi III, an Indian-made ... read more

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