The trajectories of the missiles were tracked by a battery of long-range, multi-function radars and electro-optic telemetry stations at different locations for post-launch analysis, the sources said.
Scientists of the Defense Research Development Organization (DRDO) supervised the test-firing with logistic support from the ITR personnel here. Naval ships were anchored near the impact points in the Bay of Bengal.
The nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile has already been inducted by the armed forces and is handled by the army units attached to the strategic force command's special group, they said
The sources said the twin-engine Prithvi-II is nine meters in length and is one meter wide. It has features to deceive enemy missiles and is equipped with 'added inertial' navigation systems, they said.
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