On 12 October, India’s Strategic Force Command (SFC) conducted two successful tests of the indigenously developed Prithvi-II missiles from the launch pad at Interim Test Range (ITR), Chandipur, Balasorein East Indian state of Orissa as part of operational exercises.
Prithvi missiles are indigenously designed and developed by Defence Research and Devlopment Orgnisation (DRDO).
A press release issued by the Indian Defence Ministry said, “The two missiles aimed at two different targets at 350 Kms from the launch point, met all the mission objectives.”
Two Naval ships located at the targets, tracked and monitored both the missiles hitting the targets very accurately. All the Radars and other sensors along the East coast monitored the Missiles trajectory parameter. Prithvi, the first missile developed under Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme programme, has the capability to carry 500 Kilograms of warhead, has a length of Nine metres with one metre diameter thrusted by Liquid propulsion twin engine. It uses Advanced Inertial Guidance System with manoeuvring trajectory and reaches the targets with a few metre accuracy.
The launches were witnessed by Scientific Adviser to Defence Minister, Dr. VK Saraswat, Lt Gen BS Nagal, C-in-C, Strategic Forces Command, Lt Gen VK Singh, GOC-in-C, Eastern Command, Avinash Chander, Director Advanced Systems Laboratory, SK Ray, Director, Research Centre Imarat, SP Dash, Director ITR, VLN Rao, Programmed Director, Maj Gen (Retd) R Khetrapal, CMD, Bharat Dynamics Limited and other senior DRDO Scientists.
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