India Tuesday test-fired its nuclear-capable (Prithvi-II) surface-to-surface missile for the third time within two months.

New Delhi, Dec 3/Nationalturk – In order to make its defence system impregnable, India Tuesday successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable (Prithvi-II) surface-to-surface missile for the third time within two months.

Media reports said indigenously-developed surface-to-surface missile was test-fired at around 1005 hours from a mobile launcher from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur-on-sea in Balasore, Bhubaneswar in Indian state of Orissa.

“All the mission parameters were met during the trial and launch activities were carried out by Strategic Force Command (SFC),” ITR director M V K V Prasad was quoted as saying.

‘Launch was 100 per cent success’

Prasad said the mission was hundred percent success and met all the objectives.

Sources said the launch was monitored by scientists of India’s Defence Research and Development organisation (DRDO). “The launch was part of a regular training exercise of SFC”.

“The missile trajectory was tracked by DRDO radars, electro-optical tracking systems and telemetry stations located along the coast of Odisha. The downrange teams onboard a ship deployed near the designated impact point in Bay of Bengal monitored the terminal events and splashdown,” they said.

‘Prithvi-II can carry 500-1000 kgs of warheads’

According to defence experts, nuclear-capable (Prithvi-II) surface-to-surface missile is capable of carrying 500 kg to 1,000 kg of warheads and thrusted by liquid propulsion twin engines. “It uses advanced inertial guidance system with manoeuvering trajectory to reach its target within a few metres of accuracy.”

They said the missile has features that can deceive anti-ballistic missiles.

The last trial of the ballistic missile was conducted from the same base on October 7 this year.

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