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DRDO Shaurya (missile)
DRDO · Ballistic · India · Digital Age (2010–present)
Shaurya is a hypersonic, canister-launched surface-to-surface short-range ballistic missile developed by the Indian Defence Research and Development Organisation for use by the Indian Armed Forces. It has a range of 700 to 1,900 km and is capable of carrying a payload of 200 to 1,000 kg conventional or nuclear warhead.
Specifications
- Category
- Missiles
- Sub-Category
- Ballistic
- Domain
- Defence
- Era
- Digital Age (2010–present)
- Country
- India
- Manufacturer
- DRDO
- Operator
- India
- Primary Role
- Ballistic
- Status
- In Service
- Service Entry
- 2011
- Propulsion
- Rocket
- Engine
- Solid-fuel 2-stage rocket
- Thrust / Power
- None (rocket)
- Launch
- Ground/Silo-launched
- Length (ft)
- 20.3
- MTOW (lb)
- 1543
- Payload (lb)
- 441
- Endurance (hr)
- 0.08
- Service Ceiling (ft)
- 160000
- Range (mi)
- 466
- Max Speed (mph)
- 5752
- Max Speed (Mach)
- 7.5
- Armament
- Nuclear / HE