The user trial of homegrown surface-to-surface medium-range nuclear-capable ballistic missile Prithvi-II was successfully conducted on Friday as part of an operational exercise by the Indian Army with the logistic and technical support of the ITR (Integrated Test Range) from lC-III of Chandipur, near here, a DRDO facility.
A limited stock production (lSP) test has conducted by the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) of the Indian Army from a mobile launcher at around 10.40 am with an objective to gauge the efficiency of the missile in a real time situation.ITR Director MVKV Prasad said, “The mission is a complete success.”
The missile used for the test was randomly selected from the production lot. The last user trial of the Prithvi-II had been successfully carried out from the same base on March 28 this year.Prithvi, the first missile developed under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP), has a length of 9 meters with a one- metre diameter powered by liquid propulsion twin engine.
It uses the Advanced Inertial Guidance System with maneouvring trajectory and reaches the target with a few metres accuracy.Prithvi-II, which has a strike range of nearly 350 km, uses an inertial guidance system with reasonably good accuracy and the warhead uses a radar correlation terminal guidance system.The missile has the capability to carry a payload of 1,000 kg, but if it is reduced by half, the striking range of the sleek missile could be enhanced.