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December 4 , 2019
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- India successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile.
- It was done at night as part of a user trial by Indian Army.
- These were second night trials of Prithvi-II missile.
- These tests were conducted from a mobile launcher at Chandipur Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Abdul Kalam Island, formerly known as Wheeler Island, in Balasore district of Odisha.
About Prithvi 2 missile
- It is surface-to-surface tactical missile with a strike range of 350 km.
- It is a single-stage liquid-fuelled missile.
- It is India’s first missile indigenously developed by DRDO under prestigious Integrated Guided Missile Development Program (IGMDP).
- It is capable of carrying 500 to 1,000 kg of warheads, both conventional as well as nuclear.
- It is deployed by India's Strategic Forces Command.
- It was inducted into the Indian defence forces in 2003.
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