India successfully test fired on same day two of its indigenously developed, nuclear capable missiles, the Dhanush and Prithiv-II. The test was conducted by the Strategic Forces Command (SCF) as part of user-training exercise, in the presence of officials from DRDO. Both the missiles, tested in salvo-mode, hit the pre-identified targets with a high degree of accuracy. Dhanush, a naval version of Prithvi missile, has a flight range of 250 km, and can carry a payload of about 500 kg. The missile has been weaponised on INS Subhadra and Suwarna. Prithvi-II, a surface-to-surface missile, has the same flight range and payload capacity as the Dhanush.1

• 1. Y. Mallikarjun, ‘Dhanush, Prithvi-II test-fired successfully’, The Hindu, at http://www.hindu.com/2010/03/28/stories/2010032864221400.htm; The Ministry of Defence, Annual Report 2008-9, p. 83.