Training launch of Prithvi-II missile successful

August 19, 2013

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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