Major Missiles
Prithvi
- The Prithvi was India’s first indigenously developed ballistic missile produced by the Integrated Guided Missile Development Program (IGMDP).
- It is a road-mobile, short range ballistic missile (SRBM), powered by a single-stage, two engines, and liquid-fuel.
- Development of the Prithvi began in 1983, and it was first test fired on February 25, 1988.
- Prithvi I is a single-stage, liquid-fuelled missile. A surface-to-surface missile, it has a range of 150 km and a mounting capability of 1000 kg. It was inducted into the Indian Army in 1994.
- The Prithvi-II is a short-range, road-mobile, liquid-propellant ballistic missile with 250 km strike range. India ....
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- 2 ICT-based Questions are Appearing in all Flavors
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- 6 REPORTS & INDICES
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- 14 Installed Nuclear Reactors in India
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- 25 Nanomaterials
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