*New Delhi:* Indian Army adds another tactical ballistic missile in itsarsenal.
In order to enhance the firepower of Army and Air Force and toupgrade precision strike capabilities, India is working on ‘Pranash’ballistic missile which will be capable of striking targets at a range of200km.
The new tactical ballistic missile is an advanced version of the 150-kmstrike range Prahar missile.
Prahar was a replacement of Prithvi ballistic missiles.
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As per a Defence official, “The Defence Research and DevelopmentOrganisation (DRDO) has started working on the development of the 200-kmstrike range Pranash ballistic missile which would be armed withconventional warheads.”
The trials of the missile would be conducted in next couple of years andthe single-stage solid-propellant missile would also be readied for exportsto friendly foreign countries as its strike range is within the permissiblelimits of international regimes on missile sales.
