warhead up to a distance of . Prithvi III was first tested in 2000 from , a . The missile was launched from the updated reinforced helicopter deck of the vessel. The first flight test of the variant was only partially successful. The full operational testing was completed in 2004. Dhanush (missile) Dhanush (Sanskrit: धनुष, "Bow") is a variant of the surface-to-surface or ship-to-ship Prithvi III missile, which has been developed for the Indian Navy. It is capable of carrying both conventional as well as nuclear warheads with pay-load capacity of 500 kg-1000 kg and can strike targets in the range of 350 km. Dhanush is a system consisting of a stabilization platform and the missile. It is a customized version of the Prithvi and is certified for sea worthiness. Dhanush has to be launched from a hydraulically stabilized launch pad. Its low range acts against it and thus it is seen as a weapon either to be used to destroy an aircraft carrier or an enemy port. The missile has been tested from surface ships of the navy many times. History The missile was successfully tested-fired from INS Subhadra, which was anchored about offshore from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur on December 13, 2009. It was the sixth test of the missile. The missile was test-fired successfully on 5 October 2012, on 23 November 2013, 9 April 2015, and 24 November 2015 from Indian Navy ship INS Subhadra (P51) in the Bay of Bengal off the Orissa coast. The December 2015, an enhanced 350 km version of the Dhanush was tested from and successfully hit a land-based target. Dhanush was again tested on November 26, 2015 from INS Subhadra in the Bay of Bengal. A successful user trial was conducted from a naval ship on 23 February 2018 by the Strategic Forces Command off the Odisha coast. Capabilities The Dhanush missile can be used as an anti-ship weapon as well as for destroying land targets depending on the range. See also Other Indian missile projects Project Devil SS-45 Missile Project Valiant Indian Ballistic Missile Defence Programme K Missile family Comparable missiles Ghaznavi Abdali-I Shaheen-I J-600T Yıldırım Fateh-313 Qiam 1 B-611 DF-11 Al Hussein (missile) Burkan-1 Sky Spear References External links CSIS Missile Threat - Prithvi I/II/III CSIS Missile Threat - Dhanush Technical: DRDO Technology Focus : Warhead for Missiles, Torpedoes and Rockets Short-range ballistic missiles Ballistic missiles of