<P> 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 . 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 Dhanush missile can be used as an anti-ship weapon as well as for destroying land targets depending on the range . </P>
<P> 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 . 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 Dhanush missile can be used as an anti-ship weapon as well as for destroying land targets depending on the range . </P>
dhanush missile is naval operational variant of which missile
dhanush missile is naval operational variant of which missile
surface - to - surface or ship - to - ship Prithvi III missile
surface - to - surface or ship - to - ship Prithvi III missile