A lot of us have wondered about the Indian missile-naming tradition. Many believed that the Prithvi Missile was named after Prithvi Raj Chauhan, a 12th century Hindu ruler in northern India. It is misleading as other missiles do not have the name of kings. Alternative set of theory is that the Indian convention is to [...]
The Prithvi Missile Story
August 23, 2007 by
The first flight trial of Prithvi missile was in Feb 1988, designated as PE-01. A chart was pinned, showing the marks awarded for the first flight trial. Missiles cleared and ready at Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL) earned 10 marks, Missile on launch pad at SHAR was 20 marks, countdown OK up to T-0 [...]
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