<p>The nuclear-capable, surface-to-surface missile was test-fired from a mobile launcher in salvo mode from launch complex-3 of the Integrated Test Range at 9.48 a.m.<br /><br /></p>.<p>India on Tuesday test-fired its indigenously developed Prithvi-II missile, which is capable of carrying 500 kg to 1,000 kg of warheads and has a strike range of 350 km, from a test range at Chandipur near Balasore.<br /><br />The test was carried out as part of a user trial by the Army. The surface-to-surface missile was test fired from a mobile launcher in salvo mode from launch complex-3 of the Integrated Test Range at 9.48 a.m.<br /><br />“The missile was randomly chosen from the production stock and the entire launch activities were carried out by the specially-formed Strategic Forces Command (SFC) and monitored by the scientists of DRDO as part of training exercise,” sources said.<br /><br />“The missile trajectory was tracked by DRDO radars, electro-optical tracking systems and telemetry stations located along the coast of Odisha,” the sources said.<br /><br />“The downrange teams onboard the ship deployed near the designated impact point in the Bay of Bengal monitored the terminal events and splashdown,” they said.<br /><br />Inducted into India’s SFC in 2003, Prithvi-II, the first missile to be developed by the DRDO under India’s Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme is now a proven technology, said a defence source.<br /><br />“The launch was part of a regular training exercise of SFC and was monitored by DRDO scientists,” the source said.<br /><br />Such training launches clearly indicate India’s operational readiness to meet any eventuality and also establishes the reliability of this deterrent component of India’s strategic arsenal, the source said.<br /><br />Prithvi-II is capable of carrying 500 kg to 1,000 kg of warheads and is thrusted by liquid propulsion twine engines. It uses advanced inertial guidance system with manoeuvring trajectory.<br /><br />The last user trial of Prithvi-II was successfully carried out from the same base on December 3, 2013.</p>
<p>The nuclear-capable, surface-to-surface missile was test-fired from a mobile launcher in salvo mode from launch complex-3 of the Integrated Test Range at 9.48 a.m.<br /><br /></p>.<p>India on Tuesday test-fired its indigenously developed Prithvi-II missile, which is capable of carrying 500 kg to 1,000 kg of warheads and has a strike range of 350 km, from a test range at Chandipur near Balasore.<br /><br />The test was carried out as part of a user trial by the Army. The surface-to-surface missile was test fired from a mobile launcher in salvo mode from launch complex-3 of the Integrated Test Range at 9.48 a.m.<br /><br />“The missile was randomly chosen from the production stock and the entire launch activities were carried out by the specially-formed Strategic Forces Command (SFC) and monitored by the scientists of DRDO as part of training exercise,” sources said.<br /><br />“The missile trajectory was tracked by DRDO radars, electro-optical tracking systems and telemetry stations located along the coast of Odisha,” the sources said.<br /><br />“The downrange teams onboard the ship deployed near the designated impact point in the Bay of Bengal monitored the terminal events and splashdown,” they said.<br /><br />Inducted into India’s SFC in 2003, Prithvi-II, the first missile to be developed by the DRDO under India’s Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme is now a proven technology, said a defence source.<br /><br />“The launch was part of a regular training exercise of SFC and was monitored by DRDO scientists,” the source said.<br /><br />Such training launches clearly indicate India’s operational readiness to meet any eventuality and also establishes the reliability of this deterrent component of India’s strategic arsenal, the source said.<br /><br />Prithvi-II is capable of carrying 500 kg to 1,000 kg of warheads and is thrusted by liquid propulsion twine engines. It uses advanced inertial guidance system with manoeuvring trajectory.<br /><br />The last user trial of Prithvi-II was successfully carried out from the same base on December 3, 2013.</p>