Balasore : India’s nuclear-capable ballistic missilePrithvi-II was Friday test- fired from Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur, about 15km from here off Orissa coast, in less than an hour of flight testing of "Dhanush" from a naval ship.
Prithvi-II missile, which has maximum range of 350kms, was test fired from a mobile launcher at launchcomplex-3 ine ITR" at around 1100 hours, Indian defence sources told Indian media.
They said trials of both "Dhanush", test-fired from a warship at a spot between Paradip and Puri, and Prithvi-II missiles were successful. "Prithvi-II missile has proved its robustness and accuracy repeatedly during many trials earlier," a Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) official said.
The missile, which has features to deceive anti- ballistic missile systems, has demonstrated its ability to manoeuvre in earlier trials, official said.
As a part of operational exercises by Armed Forces, two of Prithvi-11 missiles, aimed at two differenttargets at 350km from launch point of ITR, at Chandipur were successfully launched within minutes of each other on October 12, 2009 and all mission objectives were met, he said. Prithvi missiles had beensuccessfully test flighted within gap of one hour from ITR base at Chandipur on December 22, 2010.
With a maximum strike range of 350 km, Prithvi-II is capable of carrying a 500-1000kg warhead. The test firing of surface-to-surface missile, already inducted into Indian armed forces, was conducted bypersonnel of Strategic Force Command.
