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Wednesday, December 22, 2010

India twice successfully tests n-capable Prithvi-II missile

The tests were done by the armed forces. Both were perfect launches,' Integrated Test Range director S.P. Dash told IANS. (Photo: Shiv Aroor)India Wednesday successfully conducted two tests of its indigenously developed nuclear-capable Prithvi-II ballistic missile from a military base in Orissa, an official said.

The surface-to-surface missile, which has been inducted into the Indian armed forces, first blasted off from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, about 230 km from here, at 8.15 a.m. and then at 9.15 a.m.

This is the second time two Prithvi missiles were successfully tested within a gap of one hour, the official said.

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