In a major success amid the ongoing border crisis with China, India on Saturday successfully test-fired a new version of nuclear-capable Shaurya missile off the coast of Odisha which can strike targets at around 800 kms. The new version of the missile was testfired successfully and would be inducted in the strategic forces to complement one of the existing missiles in the same class, top government sources said.
The missile would be lighter and easier to operate in comparison with the existing missile, the sources added.
In the last phase while moving close to its target, the missile moves at hypersonic speeds, the sources said further.