Prithvi-2 mission flawless

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A missile unit of the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) today morning successfully launched the indigenously developed surface-to-surface/ nuclear capable Prithvi II missile with a strike range of around 350Kms, from the test range at Chandipur, off the Odisha Coast. It was a perfect text-book launch and the missile equipped with advanced high accuracy indigenously developed navigation and manoeuvring system, the missile achieved all its targeting and technical parameters, set out for this launch. The missile trajectory was tracked by the DRDO radars, electro-optical tracking systems and telemetry stations located along the coast of Odisha. The downrange teams onboard the ship deployed near the designated impact point in the Bay of Bengal had monitored the terminal events and splashdown.
Inducted into India’s Strategic Forces Command in 2003, the Prithvi II missile, the first missile to be developed by DRDO under India’s prestigious IGMDP (Integrated Guided Missile Development Program) is now a proven technology. The launch was part of a regular training exercise of the SFC and was monitored by DRDO scientists. Programme Director, AD Sri Adalat Ali, Sri N. Siva Subramanyam, Project Director and others were present to oversee the launch operations.
The missile being based on a mobile Transporter Erector Launcher Vehicle is versatile and designed for quick manoeuvrability and high operational flexibility on the battlefield.
Quoting an SFC spokesman, ‘Such successful training launches clearly indicate our operational readiness to meet any eventuality as also establishes the reliability of this deterrent component of India’s Strategic arsenal’.

SFC test-fires Dhanush

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Dhanush, India’s 350 km range Surface to Surface ballistic missile was successfully launched today at 11:25 A.M from a naval ship off the coast of Balasore, Odisha. The missile was launched by India’s strategic forces command. It was a text book launch meeting all the mission objectives. Dhanush, developed by DRDO, is India’s short range (350 km range) strategic ballistic missile capable of being launched from naval ships.

SFC test-fires Agni-3 successfully

(Press Release) Agni 3 ballistic missile was successfully launched by India's Strategic Forces Command (SFC) from Wheeler Island, off the coast of Odisha at around 13:20 hours today. All mission objectives have been achieved. The missile was developed by DRDO and has been inducted into the armed forces. (File photo of A-3 launch.)

Prithvi-II flight-test successful

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DRDO developed surface to surface PRITHVI ( P-II ) Missile was successfully flight tested at 11.04 AM from Launch Complex III, Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur, Balasore District in Orissa. The launch was carried out by the Strategic Force Command ( SFC ) as part of regular training exercise.
PRITHVI II, capable of attacking targets at ranges of 350 Kms, is India’s earliest developed and inducted, among the indigenous surface to surface strategic Missiles. Guided all through by an accurate Inertial Navigation System (INS) and controlled by the Thrust vector control and Aero-dynamic control systems the missile reached the predefined target in the Bay of Bengal with a very high accuracy of better than 10 meters. The single stage Liquid Propelled Vehicle developed by DRDO, was inducted into the Armed Forces and one of the Missiles drawn from the inventory of Armed Forces, was test fired by the SFC.
All the Radars, Electro optical systems located along the coast have tracked and monitored all the parameters of the Missile throughout the flight path. An Indian Naval ship located near the target in Bay-of –Bengal, witnessed the final event.
The entire launch operations were carried out by the Armed Forces and monitored by the Scientists of DRDO. The flight test of the PRITHVI – II Missile met all the Mission objectives and was perfect like text book launch. PRITHVI II missile has been successfully flight tested number of times as part of development, induction and training exercises. Today’s launch again proves the reliability of PRITHVI and confirms successful induction in services.
The team of Armed Forces and Scientists were lead by the Project Director Shri Siva Subramanyam and Shri Adalat Ali, Programme Director; Shri A.K. Chakraborti, Director DRDL; Shri G. Satheesh Reddy, Associate Director RCI, Shri MVKV Prasad, Director, ITR and Dr Manjit Singh, Director TBRL, were present during the flight test.
Dr. Vijay Kumar Saraswat, Scientific Adviser to Raksha Mantri, Secretary, Deptt of Defence R&D, and DG DRDO, was present during the flight test, congratulated the Armed Forces and all the Scientists and other employees of DRDO for the successful flight test of PRITHVI (P-II ).

SFC test-fires Agni-2 successfully

The Strategic Forces Command (SFC), under the supervision of DRDO scientists, successfully test-fired Agni-2 IRBM on Thursday. According to sources,  the 2000-km range missile (A2-07) took-off from Wheeler Island at 8.46 am and met all mission parameters.

Breaking on Tarmak007: SFC test-fires Agni-1 successfully

The Strategic Forces Command (SFC) personnel from the Indian Army on Thursday successfully conducted a user trial of the short range ballistic missile Agni I (700 km range, file photo above) – capable of carrying both conventional\nuclear warheads.  The test of the 'already-inducted missile' was carried out at 9:30 am, from Wheeler Island, off the coast of Bay of Bengal. The missile is from a batch of improved Agnis with better re-entry technology, manoeuvrability and kill-effects.  The SFC officials randomly picked the missile for today’s test from its limited stock block. It followed the trajectory in a copy book style and reached the designated target in Bay of Bengal within 600 seconds.
Radars, telemetry and electro-optical systems along the coast tracked and monitored all the health parameters.  Ships located near the target area witnessed the terminal event.  The launch of the A1 missile was carried out by the Strategic Force Command (SFC) as part of the user exercise.The launch operations were overseen by senior Army and DRDO officials. "It was an excellent flight during the full duration," DRDO chief Dr Saraswat told Tarmak007.
The SFC had test-fired Agni-1 last year too (November 25, 2010) as part of the user trials.