India conducted a successful flight test today of a Shourya ballistic missile with a range of nearly 375 miles, the Defense Ministry announced (see GSN, May 13).
“The high maneuverability of the missile makes it less vulnerable to available antimissile defense systems,” said a ministry statement (Indian Defense Ministry release, Nov. 12).
The ground-to-ground missile is designed to carry conventional warheads weighing up to 1 metric ton, the Times of India reported (Times of India, Nov. 12).