Shaurya missile
- An advanced version of the `Shaurya’ surface-to-surface nuclear-capable ballistic the missile was successfully test-fired in Odisha.
- It has the capability to strike at targets which are in a range of about 800 km.
- It can carry nuclear payload.
- Shaurya is a land-based parallel of the submarine launched K-15 missile.
- These ballistic weapons belong to the K missile family — codenamed after late Dr APJ Abdul Kalam — which is launched from Arihant class of nuclear submarines.
- When fired, the missile in the final phase of its course moves at hypersonic speeds before reaching a height of 40 km as it gets closer to its target.
- It is a two-stage rocket missile.
- This missile operates from solid fuel but can guide itself towards the target towards the cruise missile.
- Once inducted these missiles are expected to complement the existing class of missile systems.
- It has been tested by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
- The K family of missiles are primarily Submarine Launched Ballistic Missiles (SLBMs), which have been indigenously developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and are named after Dr Kalam.
