Nuclear security

India Test Fires Two Prithvi-II Short-Range Nuclear-Capable Ballistic Missiles

India’s Strategic Forces Command (SFC) test launched two short-range nuclear capable ballistic missiles at night as part of its annual training cycle to test the combat readiness of the Indian Army’s missile forces.

Two Prithvi-II tactical surface-to-surface short-range ballistic missiles were test fired from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) on Dr. Abdul Kalam Island in the Bay of Bengal off the coast of Odisha at nighttime on November 20.

The missile launches took place between 7 p.m. and 7:15 p.m., according to government sources cited in local media reports.

“[T]he missile trajectory was tracked by radars, electro-optical tracking systems and telemetry stations by the DRDO along the coast of Odisha,” an official was quoted as saying by Times Now.