Question- On February 7th, 2018, the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, successfully tested the Prithvi-II missile. Its strike range is
(a) 500km
(b) 250km
(c) 350km
(d) 550km
Answer- (c)
Related Facts:
- India successfully tested the indigenously built nuclear-capable Prithvi Missile-II guided missile. (February 7, 2018)
- Tactical Force Command (SFC) of the Indian Army tested the missile through the mobile launcher from launch pad-III of the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur (complex-3).
- This surface-to-surface medium range missile has a strike range of 350 km.
- The missile weighs about 4,600 kg and it is capable of carrying 500 to 1,000 kilogram of traditional and nuclear warheads.
- Developed under the joint collaboration of Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and Bharat Dynamics Limited, the missile was first test-fired on 27 January 1996.
- It is powered by liquid propulsion twin engines.
- Inducted in the Indian Army in year 2003 Prithvi Missile-II is a single-level liquid fueled which was developed by the DRDO under Integrated Guided Missile Development Program (IGMDP).
Reference:
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/nia-nabs-one-more-in-connection-with-let-probe-gets-six-days-custody/articleshow/62818459.cms
http://odishatv.in/odisha/body-slider/india-successfully-test-fires-prithvi-ii-missile-274756