By VIVEK RAGHUVANSHI
NEW DELHI — India’s Strategic Forces Command (SFC) test-fired the surface-to-surface, nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile Aug. 12, which sources said was a test of advanced guidance systems.
The 350-kilometer-range Prithvi-II has already been inducted into the Indian Army and the Aug. 12 test-firing was described as routine. However, Defence Ministry sources said the Prithvi-II missile tested advanced guidance systems developed with the help of Israelis.
“The launch was part of a regular training exercise of the SFC and was monitored by DRDO scientists,” said the official statement of the Indian Ministry of Defense.
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