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India successfully test-fired it’s indigenously developed nuclear capable Prithvi-II missile from a test range off the Odisha coast. The surface-to-surface missile Prithvi II has a strike range of 350 km . Prithvi-II is capable of carrying 500-1,000 kilogram of warheads and is powered by liquid propulsion twin engines. The state-of-the-art missile uses advanced inertial guidance system with manoeuvring trajectory to hit its target. About Prithvi Already inducted into the armory of Indian defence forces in 2003, the nine-meter-tall, single-stage liquid-fuelled “Prithvi” is the first missile to have been developed by the DRDO under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP). About DRDO Headquarters: New Delhi Founded: 1958 Chairman: G Satish Reddy