Nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Prithvi-II missile was test-fired successfully from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur off the Odisha coast at 12:10 pm on Thursday.
The Prithivi -II is designed to carry both liquid and solid fuels and capable of carrying both conventional and nuclear payloads.
The missile with a strike range of 250 to 350 km can carry a 500-kg to 1,000-kg load. It uses advanced inertial guidance system with a manoeuvring trajectory for striking its target. It has the ability to dodge enemy missiles.
The missile was included in the Indian Army on January 27, 1996.
The twin-engine Prithvi-II is 8.56 metre in length, 1.1 metre in width and weighs 4,600 kg.