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Shaurya
StableOperational deployment was authorised after the October 2020 user test, with no newer publicly documented Shaurya milestone through July 2026.
On 3 October 2020, India conducted a user-specific Shaurya test from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island, after which the government reportedly authorised operational deployment. No publicly verifiable Shaurya test or delivery was announced during 2025 or through 13 July 2026. Shaurya is a canister-launched, two-stage solid-propellant missile designed to carry conventional or nuclear payloads at hypersonic speed. Its mobility, manoeuvrability and Strategic Forces Command role make it relevant to India's deterrence posture toward both Pakistan and China, although the programme remains unusually opaque.
Updated 3 Oct 2020
Verified figures
Specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Length | 10 m ↗ |
| Diameter | 0.74 m ↗ |
| Launch weight | 6.2 t ↗ |
| Reported range | 700-1,000 km ↗ |
| Payload | 200-1,000 kg ↗ |
| Demonstrated speed | Mach 7.5 ↗ |
| Powerplant | 2-stage solid-propellant rocket ↗ |
| Launch system | Canister launch from a ground-mobile vehicle ↗ |
| Guidance | Inertial navigation with ring-laser gyroscope ↗ |
Spec sources: economictimes.indiatimes.com ↗ · hindustantimes.com ↗ · globalsecurity.org ↗
Changelog
Program timeline
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India launched Shaurya from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island, where the two-stage missile performed a terminal manoeuvre before striking an impact point in the Bay of Bengal; the government subsequently authorised operational deployment.
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DRDO conducted Shaurya's second developmental flight from Chandipur, with the missile reaching its predetermined Bay of Bengal target within a few metres.
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DRDO conducted Shaurya's first flight from an underground canister launcher at the Integrated Test Range in Odisha.
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