Prithvi II: 5 things you should definitely know about the missile

5 things you must know about Prithvi II missile

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Prithvi II: 5 things you should definitely know about the missile
5 things you should know about Prithvi II

Prithvi II, a missile that is capable of carrying out nuclear attacks was successfully test fired from Chandipur in Balasore district of Odisha on February 19, 2015.

The missile was test fired as a part of a trial exercise by the Indian Army.

Prithvi II is also the first missile to be made under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Program (IGMDP) by the Defence Research and Analysis wing of Ministry of Defence, known as the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO).

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Prithvi II was successfully test fired from Chandipur in Balasore district of Odisha on February 19, 2015.

Here are 5 important things you should not miss about Prithvi II missile:

1. Prithvi II is a series of Short range ballistic missiles launched to combat opponents in war like situations. It also assists in surface to surface fighting and precisely hitting their intended target. This missile has been developed mainly to be used by the Indian Air Force (IAF).

2. The first test fire of this missile was carried out in 1996 and its development stage was completed in the year 2004. Presently, it has evolved into one of the most successful Indian missiles.

3. With constant efforts of the scientists of DRDO, the range and precision of this missile has been improved considerably as currently, this potent missile has the strike range of 350 kilometers and can carry the load of nuclear warhead up to 1000 kilogram mass (exact range being 500-1000 kilograms).

4. Inducted by the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) in 2003 to enhance the country's nuclear arsenal in 2003, this special missile turns out to be India's first missile to be developed under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Program, a program initiated by Ministry of Defence primarily for carrying out comprehensive research and making nuclear capable missiles.

5. These nuclear tests are carried out by randomly choosing missiles from the production stock and India's total military arsenal. This is done to test our nation's progress and emergency preparations if a war like situation ever arises without any prior announcement.

The last test fire of Prithvi II was successfully completed on March 28, 2014.