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| 350 Km range Prithvi-II missile test-fired from Chandipur, Odisha |
Chandipur, Odisha: The Strategic Forces Command (SFC) of Indian
Army successfully fired the 350 km range Prithvi missile on Thursday from the
range facility at Chandipur, off the Odisha coast.
The entire trajectory of the missile was
tracked by a battery of sophisticated radars, telemetry observation stations,
electro-optic instruments and naval ships.
The Prithvi missile is equipped with advanced high accuracy navigation system
and guided by an innovative guidance scheme. The improved Circular Error
Probability (CEP) achieved is a testimony to the efficacy of this missile
system.
A senior member of the Prithvi team said, the flight “most importantly, conveys
our preparedness to meet any eventuality” The mission “fully validated our
operational readiness”.
With
this launch the Army’s Strategic Forces Command has successfully carried out in
operational conditions launches of all the variants of Prithvi and Agni
missiles.