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India Tests Prithvi-II Ballistic Missile

On September 23, the Indian Army successfully launched a Prithvi-II short range ballistic missile (SRBM) in a routine test near Chandipur on the country’s east coast. In the nighttime test, Army and Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) personnel fired a randomly-selected missile from a mobile launcher and tracked its flight until impact in the...

India Tests Prithvi-II Ballistic Missile

On December 4, India successfully conducted a night test of the Prithvi-II short-range ballistic missile. Launched from India’s Integrated Test Range (ITR) in the Bay of Bengal, the missile successfully met all test objectives in its routine trial. The Prithvi-II missile is a liquid-fueled ballistic missile with a range of 250 to 350 kilometers.  Related...

India Test Fires Prithvi-II Ballistic Missiles

On November 20, India test fired two Prithvi-II short-range ballistic missiles from its Integrated Test Range in the country’s eastern region. According to government sources, the nighttime test “met all parameters,” matching the performance of the Prithvi-II’s previous nighttime test in June 2019. The 350 km-range, liquid-fueled Prithvi-II first entered service in 2003. The test...

India Test Fires Prithvi-II Ballistic Missile

On June 27, the Indian Army successfully test fired a Prithvi-II short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) off the country’s Odisha Coast. Officials described the flight as a routine test. The liquid-fueled missile can carry a 500 to 750 kg payload to a 250 km range. Related Links: Nuclear-capable missile Prithvi II successfully test-fired, The Economic Times...

India Test Fires Prithvi-II Ballistic Missile

On October 6, India’s Strategic Forces Command conducted a successful test launch of its indigenously produced Prithvi-II short-range ballistic missile. The Defense Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) reported the missile was launched from Odisha and made terminal impact in the Bay of Bengal. Prithvi-II has a range of 350 km with a CEP of 50...

India Test Fires Prithvi-2 Ballistic Missile

On February 21, India’s Strategic Forces Command (SFC) test fired a Prithvi-2 tactical surface-to-surface short-range ballistic missile. The missile was fired at night from launch complex 3 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur. The Prithvi-2 missile entered service in 2003, and was recently test fired on February 7. It has a range of...

India Test Fires Prithvi-2 Ballistic Missile

On February 7, India successfully test fired a Prithvi-2 short-range ballistic missile. The launch came one day after an Agni-1 test launch, and took place at India’s Integrated Test Range off the coast of Odisha. The Prithvi-2 missile entered service in 2003, and was previously test fired in November 2016 and June 2017. It has...

India Successfully Tests Advanced Area Defense Interceptor

On December 28, India’s indigenously produced low-altitude Advanced Area Defense (AAD) interceptor successfully destroyed a target Prithvi ballistic missile over the Bay of Bengal. The intercept occurred at an altitude of 15 km and the interceptor was fired from the Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha’s coast. This was India’s third test of the interceptor. Two...

India Successfully Tests Prithvi-II Missile

On June 2, India successfully test-fired its Prithvi-II ballistic missile from Abdul Kalam Island (formerly Wheeler Island) off the Odisha coast in East India. “As part of user training exercises, the test was conducted by the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) of the Indian Army with logistics support from DRDO. The missile used for the test was...

India Tests Ballistic Missile Defense System

On March 1, India conducted the second test this month of its ballistic missile defense system when a low-altitude interceptor destroyed a target Prithvi missile over the Bay of Bengal. This test demonstrated the lower tier of the planned two-tier ballistic missile defense system, intercepting the target in the endo-atmosphere at 15 km altitude. According to...