Shaurya Missile

Recently, a successful trial of the nuclear-capable Shaurya missile was conducted by India.

  • Shaurya is a land-based parallel of the submarine-launched K-15 missile.
  • It is a land variant of short-range SLBM K-15 Sagarika, which has a range of at least 750 kilometres.
  • 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.
  • Because these missiles are to be launched from submarines, they are lighter, smaller and stealthier than their land-based counter-parts: the Agni series.

K Family of Missiles

  • The K family of missiles is primarily Submarine Launched ....
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