India Successfully Tests ‘Pralay’ Missile

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• India successfully test fired the short-range, surface-to-surface guided ballistic missile ‘Pralay’ off the Odisha coast in Balasore, DRDO.

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• Development: It is developed by DRDO and is based on the Prithvi Defense Vehicle from the Indian ballistic missile programme.
• Surface-to-surface missile: It is a 150-500 km short-range, surface-to-surface missile with a payload capacity of 500-1,000 kg.
• Characteristics: The advanced missile has been developed in a way to be able to defeat interceptor missiles.
  • It has the ability to change its path after covering a certain range midair.
  • The Missile is powered with a solid propellant rocket motor and many new technologies.
  • Capable of being launched from a mobile launcher, it has the latest navigation system and integrated avionics, and will be part of the Artillery Corps of the Army.

Source: PIB