India test-fires Prithvi II off Odisha coast
Wednesday - February 21, 2018 11:14 pm ,
Category : INDIA
Bhubaneswar Feb 21 (IANS) India on Wednesday successfully test-fired nuclear-capable medium range surface to surface missile Prithvi-II off the Odisha coast defence sources said.
The missile was successfully flight tested from the launch complex 3 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur on sea at about 8.30 p.m said the sources.
Sources said all the radars electro-optical tracking systems and telemetry stations along the Odisha coast have monitored all the trajectory parameters of the vehicle.
Prithvi-II which has a strike range of 350 km is capable of carrying 500-1 000 kg of warheads and is thrusted by liquid propulsion twin engines.
--IANS
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