Overview
- Two missiles were fired in quick succession from the same launcher at about 10:30 a.m. off the Odisha coast as part of a user trial.
- Tracking sensors at the Chandipur Integrated Test Range and shipborne telemetry confirmed both followed planned trajectories and met objectives.
- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated DRDO and services teams, saying the back-to-back launches prove the system’s reliability.
- DRDO Chairman Dr. Sameer V. Kamat said the result indicates the missile will soon be ready for induction into the armed forces.
- The solid-propellant, quasi-ballistic system was led by RCI Hyderabad with multiple DRDO labs, with BDL and BEL handling production integration.