India test fires short range 'Prahar' missile

NEW DELHI: India on Thursday test fired a new short range ballistic missile from a defence base in Orissa, Geo News reported.

The 'Prahaar' missile, which can hit a target 150 km away, was tested from the Integrated Test Range in Chandipur in the district of Balasore, about 230 km from here.

The "Prahar" system can tackle multiple targets and allows a mix of different kinds of missiles to be used from a single launcher.

Being a road mobile system, it could be engaged in a short time notice and each launcher is so designed that it can load six missiles at a time taking out multi targets.