Overview:

• Type: Intermediate-range ballistic missile.
• Launch: Conducted from Integrated Test Range in Chandipur, Odisha.
• Command: Under the Strategic Forces Command, part of India’s Nuclear Command Authority (NCA).

Features:

• Range: Can hit targets up to 4,000 kilometers.
• Payload: Can carry a payload of 1,000 kg.

• Launch System: Surface-to-surface, mobile, two-stage solid-fuel system.
• Development: Designed and developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

Strategic Forces Command (SFC):

• Role: Responsible for management and administration of India’s tactical and strategic nuclear weapons stockpile.
• Part of: India’s Nuclear Command Authority (NCA).
• Creation: Established on January 4, 2003.