New Dehli: India successfully tested a medium-range surface to surface nuclear-capable missile along its eastern coast on Saturday, an official said, as part of the nation’s efforts to build up its atomic deterrent.
The indigenous Shourya missile was fired from a range in the eastern state of Orissa as a trial for the Indian army, said SP Dash, director of the Integrated Test Range.
“The launch of the missile was perfect. It followed the path exactly to the predefined target in the Bay of Bengal,” Dash told AFP.
India’s Defence Research Development Organisation is developing a series of missiles as part of the country’s deterrent strategy against neighbouring nuclear Pakistan and China.
The Shourya, built domestically and developed for the army, is being fine-tuned after its debut in November 2008.
With a striking range of 700 kilometres, the missile is capable of carrying a 1,000 kilogram warhead.
Due to security concerns, authorities evacuated over 2,000 people, including women and children living close to the testing site, and shifted them to temporary shelters.
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