BALASORE: In a huge success amid the current order crisis with China, India on Saturday successfully tested a new version of nuclear capability Shaurya missile off the coast of Odisha, which can hit targets at around 800 kms.
The new version of the missile was successfully tested and would be included in strategic forces to complement one of the existing missiles in the same class, top government sources told ANI.
The missile would be lighter and easier to operate compared to the existing missile, the sources added.
In the last phase, as it approaches its target, the missile moves at hypersonic speeds, the sources said.
The Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has been working to complete full self-sufficiency in the field of strategic missiles and has further intensified its efforts after the call of Aatmanirbhar Bharat by the Prime Minister Narendra modi in the defense sector earlier this year, the sources said.
India also successfully tested the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile It can hit targets at more than 400 km of impact range, which is at least more than 100 km of the missile’s previous capacity.
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