Training launch of Prithvi-II missile successful
India’s Strategic Forces Command (SFC) test fired its nuclear capable surface-to-surface Prithvi-II missile for its full strike range of 350 km from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, off Odisha coast. The launch was part of regular training exercise.
About Prithvi-II
- First missile to be developed by DRDO under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Program (IGMDP)
- Surface-to-surface
- Single-stage liquid fuelled
- Payload capacity- 500 to 1000 kg
- Range: 350km
- Variants: Prithvi I for Army, Prithvi II for Air Force and; Dhanush for the Navy
- Inducted into the SFC in 2003
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Month: Current Affairs - August, 2013
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs