Indian test its nuclear capable ‘Prithvi-II' ballistic missile from the Integrated Test Range off Odisha coast

Indian test its nuclear capable ‘Prithvi-II' ballistic missile from the Integrated Test Range off Odisha coast

India today test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear-capable ‘Prithvi-II' ballistic missile from the Integrated Test Range off Odisha coast as part of a user trial by the Army.

"The sophisticated surface-to-surface missile was flight tested at around 1100 hours from a mobile launcher at ITR's launch complex-3 as part of an operational exercise," defence sources said.

The test-fire of the short-range ballistic missile, which has already been inducted into the armed forces, was a user's trial conducted from the test range at Chandipur, about 15 km from here.
The sleek missile is handled by the strategic force command, they said.

Prithvi, the first ballistic missile developed under the country's prestigious Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme, has the capability to carry 500 kg of warheads with a strike range of 350 km.