Balasore: India's highly sophisticated and nuclear capable short range ballistic missile (SRBM) Prithvi-II is likely to be test-fired on Monday from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur near Balasore in Orissa.
"The test will be part of the user's trial. It will be conducted by a special contingent raised by the Indian army," sources in Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) said on Sunday.
"Range preparation in the ITR complex has reached the final stage for the trial and if everything proceeds in the right direction, the exercise would be carried out tomorrow (Monday)," the sources said.
Prithvi-II missile is single stage liquid propelled and is equipped with inertial navigation system. The missile is about nine meter in length and one meter in diameter. The missile can carry conventional or nuclear warheads.
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