India successfully test-fired the new version of the Shaurya missile from Balasore, Odisha on Saturday. This is the third missile test this weekend. For past three days a new missile is tested every day.
Shourya missile specifications:
The Shaurya missile is a canister launched hypersonic surface-to-surface tactical missile developed by the Indian Defence Research and Development Organisation for use by the Indian Armed Forces. It has a range of 700 to 1,900 km and is capable of carrying a payload of 200kg to 1 ton conventional or nuclear warhead. It has a hypersonic speed of 7.5 Mach (9,187.8 km/h; 5,709.1 mph; 2.55218 km/s)
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