India test-fires Prithvi-II ballistic missile successfully
India successfully test-fired Prithvi-II ballistic missile from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Chandipur of Balasore district, off Odisha coast.
Prithvi-II missile
- Surface to surface ballistic missile
- Indigenously developed by DRDO
- Variants: Prithvi-I for the Army; Prithvi-II for the Indian Air Force; and the Dhanush for the Navy
- Single-stage, Liquid-propelled
- Advanced inertial navigation, control and guidance system
- Payload capacity: 500-1,000 kg
- Range: 350 km