The entire launch operations were carried out by the Armed Forces as a part of regular training exercises and monitored by the scientists of DRDO.

Prithvi-II, the first indigenous surface-to-surface strategic missile, capable of hitting targets at ranges of 350 km, reached the predefined target in the Bay of Bengal with a very high accuracy of better than 10 meters. All the radars, electro optical systems located along the coast had tracked and monitored all the parameters of the missile throughout the flight path. An Indian Naval ship located near the target witnessed the final event.

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 the training exercise and today’s launch again proves the reliable flight testing of Prithvi. Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister, Dr VK Saraswat congratulated all the scientists and other employees of DRDO and the Armed Forces associated with the successful flight test of Prithvi-II.

The 700- km range Shourya Missile was also successfully flight tested from Launch Complex III of Interim Test Range (ITR), Balasore on last Saturday. Developed by the DRDO, the missile was launched from a canister in a ground launch mode at 1430 hrs. The launch of the missile was perfect and it followed the pre-defined path exactly to reach the target in Bay of Bengal. All radars, telemetry and electro-optical stations along the east coast tracked and monitored all the mission parameters. Ships located near the target also tracked and witnessed the final event. Accuracy level of the missile was high and it was within a few metres. Shourya is equipped with multiple advanced computing systems, very high accuracy navigation and guidance systems.