India test fires N-capable Prithvi-II missile

SOURCE: IANS

India Monday test-fired its home grown nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Prithvi-II missile from a military base in Odisha, officials said.

The indigenously-developed ballistic missile with a range of 350 km was fired from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur-on-sea in Balasore district, about 230 km from Bhubaneswar.The launch was carried out by the Indian armed forces, as part of regular training exercise, officials said.