Prithvi is India's first indigenously built ballistic missile and one of the five missile developed under India’s prestigious Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP).

• It is capable of carrying 500 kg to 1000 kg of warheads and thrusted by liquid propulsion twine engines, uses advanced inertial guidance system with manoeuvring trajectory.

• The Prithvi-II missile is equipped with advanced high accuracy navigation system and guided by an innovative guidance scheme.

• The improved Circular Error Probability (CEP) achieved by the missile is a testimony to specify the efficacy of this missile system.

• Prithvi uses an advanced inertial guidance system with manoeuvring capabilities and comes within metres of its target.