India test-fires nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile Tuesday Jan 07,2014

India on Tuesday Jan 07,2014 test-fired its indigenously developed Prithvi-II missile, which is capable of carrying 500 kg to 1,000 kg of warheads and has a strike range of 350 km, from a test range at Chandipur,Odisha

The test was carried out as part of a user trial by the Army.

The surface-to-surface missile was test fired from a mobile launcher in salvo mode from launch complex-3 of the Integrated Test Range at about 0948 hrs.

The missile was randomly chosen from the production stock and the entire launch activities were carried out by the specially formed Strategic Force Command (SFC) and monitored by the scientists of DRDO as part of training exercise

Prithvi II, the first missile to be developed by DRDO under India's prestigious IGMDP (Integrated Guided Missile Development Program) is now a proven technology

Note
The last user trial of Prithvi-II was successfully carried out from the same base on Dec 3,2013