NEW DELHI - India's short-range Prithvi II ballistic missile, which failed a September 2010 test, found its target during a follow-up firing June 9, an official with the government's Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) said.
The launch from the missile testing facility in India's eastern Orissa state was carried by the military and monitored by DRDO scientists, the official said.
The 350 kilometer-range missile, capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, is already a part of the Indian Air Force's arsenal.
"Prithvi II, the first indigenous surface-to-surface strategic missile, capable of attacking targets at ranges of 350 kilometers, reached the predefined target in the Bay of Bengal with a very high accuracy of better than 10 meters," according to a Defence Ministry news release. "All the radars, electro-optical systems located along the coast have tracked and monitored the missile throughout the flight path. An Indian Naval ship located near the target witnessed the final event."
The Prithvi series of missiles is regarded as Pakistan-centric.
Both liquid and solid variants of the Prithvi missile have been tested. The liquid-fueled missile can maneuver in flight.
The launch from the missile testing facility in India's eastern Orissa state was carried by the military and monitored by DRDO scientists, the official said.
The 350 kilometer-range missile, capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, is already a part of the Indian Air Force's arsenal.
"Prithvi II, the first indigenous surface-to-surface strategic missile, capable of attacking targets at ranges of 350 kilometers, reached the predefined target in the Bay of Bengal with a very high accuracy of better than 10 meters," according to a Defence Ministry news release. "All the radars, electro-optical systems located along the coast have tracked and monitored the missile throughout the flight path. An Indian Naval ship located near the target witnessed the final event."
The Prithvi series of missiles is regarded as Pakistan-centric.
Both liquid and solid variants of the Prithvi missile have been tested. The liquid-fueled missile can maneuver in flight.
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