It has a range of 700 to 1,900 km (430 to 1,180 mi)[7][8] and is capable of carrying a payload of 200 to 1,000 kg (440 to 2,200 lb) conventional or nuclear warhead.

[11] Shaurya incorporates a ring laser gyroscope and accelerometer, which was tested and integrated by the Research Centre Imarat (RCI) based in Hyderabad.

[12] The missile was launched from an underground facility with an in-built canister from Complex-3 of the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur.

[13] The missile was successfully test-fired for the third time, from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, Odisha, on Saturday 24 September 2011, in its final configuration.

[1] On 3 October 2020, DRDO successfully test-fired an advanced version of the Shaurya with an 800km range from Balasore as part of user trials.