'Dhanush' missile test fired

Balasore(Orissa), Mar 27 (PTI) India on Saturday
successfully test fired its ship-based ballistic missile
'Dhanush', with a range of 350 km, from a naval vessel off the
Orissa coast.
The missile was fired from INS-Subhadra in the Bay of
Bengal near Puri by Indian Navy personnel as part of user
training exercise, defence sources said.
The nuclear-capable 'Dhanush', a naval version of
'Prithvi', was test-fired at 0544 hours, they said.
The missile followed the pre-designated trajectory with
text-book precision and two naval ships located near the
target have tracked the splash, the sources said.
According to the sources, the 350-km range missile will
give Indian navy the capability to launch a missile on enemy's
targets with great precisions.
The sophisticated radar systems located along the coast
monitored Saturday's entire trajectory of the vehicle, added
the source.
The single stage missile is powered by liquid
propellants. It is 10-metre long and weighs six tonnes. It has
one metre diameter and can carry 500 kg warhead. PTI CORR
SKT