India successfully test fires Prithvi-II missile

India today successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear-capable Prithvi -II ballistic missile from Integrated Test Range (ITR) Chandipur on the coast of Odisha. Prithvi, is the first ballistic missile developed under the country's prestigious Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme and has the capability to carry 500 kg of warheads with a strike range of 350 kilometer. Prithvi II has already been inducted into the armed forces.