Prithvi-II Missile Test-Fired Off Coast
June 21 2010
Defense officials say India has successfully test-fired a nuclear-capable ballistic missile off the coast of the eastern Orissa state, reports the Indo-Asian News Service.
The Prithvi-II missile was fired on Friday from a mobile launcher at the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur as part of an army user trial, officials said.
The medium-range missile has a maximum range of 220 miles (350 km) and can carry a 1,100-pound (500-kg) payload.
Paid Military Periscope subscribers...
Please log in to continue reading.
Not yet a subscriber? Take a free trial.
Military Periscope gives you easy-to-use, integrated, open-source intelligence on…
- More than 7,500 weapons systems and platforms
- Nearly every country's armed forces
- Militant organizations
Try Military Periscope free for seven days
Your online source for military news, weapons, and nation's armed forces worldwide
Military Periscope FEDLINK information
Service ID: UC
Contract Number: LCFDL24D0002
Military Periscope is a product of GovExec.
600 New Hampshire Ave., Suite 510,
Washington DC, 20037, USA.
customerservice@militaryperiscope.com
©Military Periscope 2025
All rights reserved. Redistribution of the content is prohibited without prior consent of Military Periscope.