Prithvi-II
 Missile in military terminology, a missile is a guided airborne
ranged weapon capable of self-propelled flight usually by a jet
engine or rocket motor.
 Missiles are thus also called or guided rockets. Missiles have five
system components: targeting, guidance system, flight system,
engine and warhead.
 It is also defined as a rocket-propelled weapon designed to deliver
an explosive warhead with great accuracy at high speed.
 This is 2 types i.e., Cruise missile and Ballistic missile.
 A Cruise missile is a guided missile used against terrestrial or
naval targets that remains in the atmosphere and flies the major
portion of its flight path at approximately constant speed.
 Now come to Ballistic missile, it is a type of missile which uses
projectile motion to deliver warheads on a target.
 These weapons are guided only
periods-most of the flight is upward.
during
relatively
brief
 Ballistic missile can carry conventional high explosives as well as
chemical, biological, or nuclear munition.
 The Prithvi is India’s 1st indigenously developed ballistic missile.
 It is a short range ballistic missile and evolved from the Integrated
Guided Missile development program.
 Since 2003 the Prithvi operational with the newly formed Strategic
Forces Command.
 The Prithvi was reverse engineered from the Soviet SA-2 and has
similar propulsion technology.
 There are different versions of the Prithvi missile , that use solid or
liquid fuel propulsion. The Prithvi is nuclear capable and also
serves in a tactical role. There is also a conventional warhead.
 The missile is jointly manufactured by Defence Research and
Development Organization (DRDO) and Bharat Dynamics limited
since 1988.
 The Prithvi family of missiles has three versions as per the
requirement of Indian Army, Indian Air Force and Indian Navy
designated as Prithvi I, Prithvi II and Prithvi III respectively.
 The Prithvi II was further developed with enhanced range of 250
km and also houses inertial navigational system. The missile can
evade the intercepting missiles using deception measures. This
missile has a liquid fuel propulsion. Conventional warhead of the
Prithvi II is intended to engage parked enemy aircraft and similar
soft-skin targets.
 Prithvi-II is an indigenously developed Surface-to-Surface Missile
Short-Range Ballistic Missile (SRBM), which has a range of around
250 km-350km and can carry a one tonne payload.
 Prithvi II class is a single-stage liquid-fueled missile that has
warhead mounting capability of 500 kg-1000kg.
 The state-of-the-art missile uses an advanced inertial guidance
system with trajectory to hit its target.
 It was initially developed for the Indian Air Force as its primary
user and was later inducted into the Indian Army as well.
 While the missile was inducted into India's Strategic Forces
Command for the first time in 2003, it was the first missile
developed under the IGMDP.
 Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) of India
under
its
Integrated
Guided
Missile
Development
Programme (IGMDP).
 Prithvi-II missile length 9.4m, missile diameter 1.1m, fin span
2.6m, missile lunch weight 4600kg, warhead weight 500kg,
warhead type – conventional, nuclear and range of fire 250-350km.