The Diplomat:
On Friday, India carried out a successful test launch of the nuclear-capable Dhanush ballistic missile from an Indian Navy vessel in the Bay of Bengal, off the coast of the state of Odisha.
The missile was launched from an Indian Navy Sukyana-class offshore patrol vessel “positioned near Paradip in the Bay of Bengal at around 10:52 a.m.,” Times of India reported, citing Indian defense officials.
Though officials did not name the exact vessel used for the launch, only two Sukyana-class OPVs are known to support the missile: INS Subhadra and INS Suvarna. (Pennant numbers P51 and P52, respectively.)
“The missile launch was part of training exercise by the SFC of Indian Navy,” an Indian official told Times of India. Indian officials described the launch as a “complete success.”
“The missile launch and its flight performance were monitored from [Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO)] telemetry and radar facilities in the Odisha coast,” one official said. DRDO is responsible for the development of India’s indigenous defense platforms, including nuclear-capable ballistic missiles…
