India tests Nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile

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India Thursday test-fired another its indigenously developed nuclear capable Prithvi-II missile with a strike range of 350 km from a test range near Chandipur.
The surface-to-surface missile was test fired from a mobile launcher in salvo mode, defence sources said.
The launch of the sophisticated missile, conducted as part of operational exercise by the strategic force command (SFC) of the defence services, was successful, they said.
“The missile was randomly chosen from the production stock and the total launch activities were carried out by the specially formed SFC and monitored by the scientists of DRDO as part of practice drill,” sources said.
The Prithvi-II missile, developed by the DRDO, is already inducted into the Indian Armed forces.
Prithvi, the first missile developed under India’s Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP), is capable of carrying 500kg to 1000kg of warheads and thrusted by liquid propulsion twine engines, uses advanced inertial guidance system with manoeuvring trajectory.
The last trial of Prithvi-II was carried out from the same base on October 4, 2012.

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