Dhanush ( missile ) - wikipedia Dhanush ( missile ) Dhanush Type Short Range Ballistic Missile Place of origin India Service history Used by Indian Navy Production history Manufacturer Defence Research and Development Organisation ( DRDO ) Specifications Weight 4500 kg Length 8.53 m Diameter 0.9 m Operational range 350 km with 1000 kg warhead. 600 km with 500 kg warhead. 750 km with 250 kg warhead. 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. See also K Missile family References Jump up ^ `` Indian Navy successfully test fires Dhanush missile : All you need to know ''. India Today. Retrieved 13 February 2016. Jump up ^ `` Indian Navy successfully test fires Dhanush missile : All you need to know ''. India Today. Retrieved 13 February 2016. Jump up ^ `` India successfully test - fires nuclear - capable Dhanush missile ''. Times of India. Retrieved 10 August 2012. Jump up ^ `` India successfully test - fires nuclear - capable Dhanush missile ''. Business Standard. Retrieved 2013 - 10 - 23. Jump up ^ `` Dhanush missile successfully test - fired from ship ''. The Hindu. Retrieved 2015 - 04 - 09. Jump up ^ India test fires ship - based nuclear - capable missile, SpaceDaily.com, 25 November 2015 Jump up ^ `` India tests Prithvi missile 's naval version Dhanush ''. IBN Live. Retrieved 8 October 2012. 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Question: dhanush missile is naval operational variant of which missile
Answer: surface-to-surface or ship-to-ship Prithvi III missile