Sharpening its missile prowess, India on 04th Oct 2012, successfully test-fired a nuclear- capable Prithvi-II ballistic missile with a striking range of 350 km from a test range. The surface-to-surface missile flight was tested at around 0907 hrs from a mobile launcher from Integrated Test Range's launch complex-3 at Chandipur.
The missile is 9 metre-long and one metre in diameter with liquid propulsion twin engine. Radars and electro-optical systems located along the coast tracked and monitored all the parameters of the missile throughout the flight path.
The state-of-the-art Prithvi is the first ballistic missile developed under the India's prestigious Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMPD) and has the capability to carry 500 kg of both nuclear and conventional warheads with a strike range of 350 km.
Where the missile uses advanced inertial guidance system with manoeuvring trajectory. The test-fire of the sophisticated short-range ballistic missile was a user trial by the army and monitored by scientists of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
The trial was conducted to gauge the effectiveness of the weapon in a real time situation and improve accuracy.
The missile is 9 metre-long and one metre in diameter with liquid propulsion twin engine. Radars and electro-optical systems located along the coast tracked and monitored all the parameters of the missile throughout the flight path.
The state-of-the-art Prithvi is the first ballistic missile developed under the India's prestigious Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMPD) and has the capability to carry 500 kg of both nuclear and conventional warheads with a strike range of 350 km.
Where the missile uses advanced inertial guidance system with manoeuvring trajectory. The test-fire of the sophisticated short-range ballistic missile was a user trial by the army and monitored by scientists of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
The trial was conducted to gauge the effectiveness of the weapon in a real time situation and improve accuracy.
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