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Prithvi-II was successfully test-fired from a defence base off Odisha coast

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Balasore:3/6/17:Surface-to-surface nuclear-capable ballistic missile Prithvi-II was  successfully test-fired from a defence base off Odisha coast as part of an user trial by the Army. According to sources, the trial of the missile was carried out by firing it from a mobile launcher from launch complex-III of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur-on-sea .

The launch was carried out by the specially formed strategic force command (SFC), which was monitored by scientists of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the sources added.

The indigenously developed Prithvi-II has a strike range of 350 km and is capable of carrying 500 kg to 1,000 kg of warheads.

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