BALASORE: The defence scientists are preparing for a development trial of India’s new age nuke-capable medium range missile Shaurya from a test range off the Orissa coast on September 24. The missile was first tested on November 12, 2008 has been scheduled to be test-fired from a silo built underground at the Launching Complex-III (LC-III) of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur-on-sea. The missile would this time be launched from a 35-foot silo, defence sources said.Shaurya is a land variant of Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile K-15. DRDO scientists said the missile is so agile that radars across the borders will have less than 400 seconds to detect, track and intercept before it hits the target. Having a strike range of 750 km, Shaurya is equipped with the state-of-the-art technology. The high manoeuvrability of the missile makes it less vulnerable to the available anti-missile defence systems in the world.“The medium range two-stage missile can carry conventional warheads with a payload up to a tonne. With 10 metre in length and about half-a-metre in width the sleek missile uses solid propellant which gives it a longer service-life and shorter launch time compared to the missiles that use liquid propellant,” the official added.Meanwhile, the DRDO has decided to shift people residing within 2 km radius of the ITR prior to the test as the missile will be fired vertically. A meeting convened on Monday was attended by Collector AB Ota, Sub-Collector Ramesh Rout and officials of the ITR.
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