On Friday, India test fired its indigenous, nuclear capable missile, the Prithvi II successfully. The test was done from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, in Odisha.
Official sources revealed at 9:50 A.M., the surface to surface medium range ballistic missile was launched. It was fired from a mobile launcher from launch complex 3 at the Integrated Test Range.This was a regular training exercise conducted by the Indian Armed Forces.
The specially formed strategic force command (SFC) carried out the launch, while the scientists of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) monitored the test.
This particular missile has a strike range of 350 km. It is also capable of carrying 500 kg to 1,000 kg of warheads. The missile uses liquid propulsion twin engines for thrusting. In the year 2003, Prithvi 2 was inducted into the Indian Armed Forces, under the Integrated Guided, Missile Development Programme was the first missile developed by DRDO.
On April 27, 2017, India successfully launched its intermediate range ballistic missile named Agni III from the Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast. The Agni III is capable of carrying 1,500 kgs of conventional and nuclear warheads. The missile also has a whopping 3,000 km to 5,000 km strike range. Agni III is powered by a two stage solid propellant engine. It is 17 meters long and 2 meters in diameter. The missile weighs 2,200 kgs.
In June 2011, Agni III was inducted into the armed forces.
