India successfully test fires short-range Prahaar missile

Banking current affairs magazine India on September 20, 2018 successfully test-fired the indigenously developed surface-to-surface, short-range tactical ballistic missile Banking current affairs magazine 'Prahaar' from the Odisha coast. The missile has been developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)  The all-weather missile, which has a length of 7.3m, a diameter of 420 mm and weighs 1,280 kg, banking and current affairs can carry a payload of 200 kg. It is capable of striking targets as far as 150km. It is capable of filling the gap between the multi-barrel rocket system 'Pinaka' and medium-range ballistic missile 'Prithvi'. Further, the missile is a quick-reaction, banking and current affairs all-weather, all-terrain and highly accurate battlefield support tactical weapon system