The Hindu Business Line : Prithvi missile test-fired successfully

An Indian Army user team has successfully test-fired the extended range Prithvi-II missile off the Balasore, Orissa coast on Friday . At 10.26 a.m. the Army team and scientists from the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), launched the indigenously developed missile from the Interim Test Range, Balasore. The missile, with the capability to carry both conventional and nuclear warhead, achieved a range of 350 km in 483 seconds, according to DRDO. According t o Dr V.K. Saraswat, Chief Controller R&D (missile systems) and Chief Designer of the Prithvi system, the missile’s flight manoeuvres and unique trajectory makes it difficult for detection and engagement by ballistic missile defence systems. A major improvisation in the Prithvi-II system is the aided navigation, which brings the accuracy of the missile to a single digit even at a far-off range of 350 km. The naval team located at the down range ships witnessed the impact of the missile at the target point confirming the high degree of accuracy, a DRDO release claimed.

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