India successfully tests Short-Range Ballistic Missile Prithvi-II

India has tested Short-Range Ballistic Missile, Prithvi-II from an integrated test range in  Chandipur, Odisha. This missile system is capable of striking targets with a very high degree of precision. It is an indigenously developed, surface-to-surface missile.

Range: 250 km and can carry one-ton payload.

It is powered by liquid propulsion twin engines. Recently, India has also tested the nuclear-capable Agni-4 ballistic missile in Odisha.