Bang on target: SFC, DRDO begin Christmas & New Year celebrations with Prithvi-II double dhamaka

TWIN TREAT: Sequences of first launch (8:15 am) above and the second one (9:15 am) below. Photos: ITR  

(The official DRDO Release issued at 11: 45 am, below.)

Two Prithvi Missiles have been successfully flight tested within one hour time from ITR, Chandipur in Orissa. The two launches took place at 08.15 hrs and 9.15 hrs respectively on 22^nd December 2010. The liquid propelled twin Engine Prithvi  Missile has  already been inducted into service by Armed Forces. The two Missiles were taken from the production lot and were test fired by the Strategic Force Command ( SFC ) as part of  the regular exercise.

The Prithvi Missiles equipped with state of art guidance system have reached the specified targets with very high degree of accuracy. All the Radars, Electro-optical tracking systems and telemetry stations along the coast have monitored all the trajectory parameters of the vehicle throughout the mission. Ship located near the target location has witnessed the final event. This is the second time two Prithvi Missiles were flight tested successfully within a gap of one hour. All the launch operations of the two missiles were carried out by the Armed Forces and guided by the Scientists of DRDO. Director, DRDL Shri P. Venugopalan, Director ITR Shri S.P. Dash. Programme Director Shri VLN Rao, Project Directors Shri DS Reddy, Shri Adalat Ali were present and overseen all the operations. Dr V.K. Saraswat, Scientific Advisor to Raksha Mantri congratulated all the Scientists and Armed Forces for the successful flight tests. Defence Minister A.K. Antony has also congratulated all the Scientists and Armed Forces for the grand success. 

Dr V.K. Saraswat

"The salvo launch of the Prithvi-II missiles today is a major milestone of India’s strategic capabilities. The precision terminal accuracy demonstrated is a pointer to our credible deterrence,”  Defense Research and Development Organization chief Dr V.K. Saraswat tells Aviation Week-Tarmak007

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