01 November, 2011

5 Facts About Ballistic Missile

1. Shaurya and Sagarika both missiles can be launched from multiple platforms that is ground, submarine and mobile launcher.

2. Shaurya and Sagarika share a common design. The missile is sealed and can be launched from a moving submarine at 50 meter depth.

3. The missile supports a range of unitary warhead configurations, weighing 180 to 1,000 kg.

4. Land based army version is called as Shaurya and Naval base version is called as Sagarika.

5. The Shaurya missile is a canister launched hypersonic surface-to-surface tactical missile developed by the Indian Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) for use by the Indian Armed Forces.

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