The latest test of India's medium-range, surface-to-surface Shourya missile on Sept. 24 was successful, and production of the two-stage weapon will begin, according to the Defense Research and Development Organization. The test, the third in three years, was conducted at Chandipur Integrated Test Range. The missile was fired from a 35-ft. underground silo, and reached an altitude of 40 km (25 mi.). It performed terminal maneuvers to achieve impact-point accuracy. Shourya is the land version of the K-15 submarine-launched ballistic missile, which will be carried on board the Indian navy's Arihant nuclear submarine. The 10-meter-long (33-ft.) Shourya missile uses a solid propellant instead of a liquid for longer service life and rapid launch. The missile carries conventional warheads 750 km (465 mi.) with payloads of up to 1 ton. "We achieved full range for the ground-launch configuration," says V.G. Sekaran, director of the Advanced Systems Laboratory (ASL) of Hyderabad, which developed the rocket motors and canister. The Research Center of Imarat Hyderabad was lead designer of the navigation, control and guidance systems.
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