India on Thursday successfully test-fired the surface to surface nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile, which has a strike range of 350 km, as part of a user trial by the army.
The missile test was carried out at the launch complex-3 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Odisha. Prithvi-II missile is capable of carrying 500 kg to 1,000 kg of warheads.The missile used in the test on Thursday weighed 4,600 Kg, was 8.56 meter in length and 1.1 meter in width. It was tracked by radars, electro-optical tracking systems and telemetry stations located along the coast of Odisha.
Prithvi-II, the first missile to be developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) under India’s prestigious IGMDP (Integrated Guided Missile Development Program), was inducted to India’s armed forces in 2003.
The last user trial of Prithvi-II was successfully conducted on February 19, 2015, from the same test range in Odisha.
(With ANI inputs)