The Strategic Forces Command (SFC) of the Army on Friday test-fired the Prithvi-II missile from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, Odisha.
The surface-to-surface missile can carry a 500-kg nuclear warhead and attack targets 350 km away. It was developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and inducted into the Army in 2003. The missile splashed down into the Bay of Bengal about 350 km from the launching point.
DRDO spokesman Ravi Kumar Gupta said it was the first missile to be developed by the DRDO under its Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme. The single-stage missile uses liquid propellants.
Dhanush, a naval variant of the Prithvi missile, was also launched on Friday. It reportedly covered a range of 350 km.
