India test fires two nuclear-capable missiles

India successfully test fired two domestically-made nuclear-capable missiles on Monday from a test range in Chandipur in eastern Orissa, according to the Press Trust of India news agency.

The nine-meter long missile, called Prithvi－Ⅱ with a range of 350 kilometers, can carry a warhead weighing up to 500 kilograms.

Until now, the Indian Army had been equipped with a shorter ranged version of the nuclear-capable missile, “Prithvi-I”, with a range of 150 kilometers.


By People's Daily Online