It zeroed in on to a pre-designated target in the Bay of Bengal with accuracy. PHOTO: AFP/ FILE
The missile was test-fired for its full 700-km range from Wheeler Island off the Odisha coast on Friday. It zeroed in on to a pre-designated target in the Bay of Bengal with accuracy.
Two down-range ships recorded the terminal event as the missile splashed down into the sea, while the entire trajectory was tracked and monitored by radars, the electro-optical network and telemetry stations along the east coast.
The single-stage, solid-fuelled missile, which has already been inducted into service, is capable of carrying a payload weighing 1,000 kg up to a distance of 700 km.
It was not immediately clear whether the test was part of the advance list that is exchanged with Pakistan intimating of test launches.
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