The nuclear-capable ballistic missile 'Dhanush' with a range of 350 km and a payload of 500 kg was successfully fired from a naval ship, INS Subhadra off the Orissa coast on November 13. The missile, a naval version of Prithvi, is developed by the DRDO and can hit both sea and shore-based targets.1

• 1. Dhanush blips out Agni failures,’ The Times of India, December 13, 2009.