In great success amid the current border crisis with China, India on Saturday successfully conducted a test-fire of a new version of the nuclear-capable Shaurya missile off the coast of Odisha, which can hit targets at around 800 kilometers.
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 enhanced its efforts after the call of Aatmanirbhar Bharat by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the defense sector. earlier this year, the sources said.
India also successfully tested the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile which can hit targets at over 400km of attack range, which is at least over 100km of the missile’s previous capability.
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