New Delhi, 23 August (HS): India on Thursday conducted a night test of nuclear-capable ballistic missile Prithvi-2 from a defense facility near the Odisha coast. This missile developed in DRDO is capable of hitting accurately up to a distance of 350 kilometers. Prithvi-2 missile proved its utility once again by hitting the target with a high level of accuracy in the successful test.

According to the Ministry of Defense, the night test launch of Prithvi-2 missile was done from Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, Odisha at around 07.46 pm. The nuclear-powered short-range ballistic missile proved its utility once again by hitting the target with a high level of accuracy in the successful test. During the test, the missile met all the set operational and technical parameters. The missile was tested as part of a routine training program.

The Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has indigenously developed the Prithvi-2 ballistic missile. The Prithvi-2 missile system is considered to be very successful and is capable of hitting the designated target with a very high level of accuracy. In the night launch, the missile proved to be true on all operational and technical parameters. Officials said that this state-of-the-art missile uses advanced inertial guidance system to hit its target.

According to DRDO, this missile, which attacks up to a range of 350 km, was fired from a mobile launcher. The range of Prithvi-2 missile is 350 km. It is capable of carrying weapons weighing 500 to 1,000 kg. This surface-to-surface missile, which strikes 350 km, has two engines with liquid and solid fuel. It is operated with both liquid and solid fuel. The missile's trajectory was monitored by tracking systems and telemetric centers.

A team of senior officials and scientists from the Defense Research and Development Organization and ITR were present on the occasion of the test. In the test conducted on January 10 last year, the missile had met all the prescribed operational and technical standards. Earlier, in the test conducted on June 15, 2022, the Prithvi-2 missile system proved its utility by hitting the target with accuracy.