India Successfully test-fires indigenously developed surface-to-surface Prithvi-II missile
- India successfully test-fired the indigenously developed nuclear-capable missile Prithvi-II, on 23 September 2020, from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur off the Odisha coast.
- The trial of the surface-to-surface missile was a routine exercise by the DRDO.
- Prithvi-II missile has a strike range of 350 km.
- It is capable of carrying 500 to 1000 kg of warheads and is powered by liquid propulsion twin engines.
Source: Business Standard