Flight test of short-range surface-to-surface ballistic missile ‘Pralay’ successful

Indigenously developed new surface-to-surface conventional ballistic missile ‘Pralay’ successfully flight tested from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island today. #NewTechnologies#AmritMahotsavhttps://t.co/kGgX3RMJ4k pic.twitter.com/cz1qm6OBdy

— DRDO (@DRDO_India) December 22, 2021

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) started working on the project to develop a short-range solid-fuel surface-to-surface missile, sometime around 2015. The missile was subsequently christened Pralay. It can hit the target at a range of 150 to 500 kilometres with an accuracy of less than 10 metres, an official said.

“All the sub-systems performed satisfactorily. All the sensors deployed near the impact point across the eastern coast, including the down-range ships, tracked the missile trajectory and captured all the events,” the MoD press statement read.

The missile, which can be launched from a mobile launcher, has a guidance system that includes state-of-the-art navigation mechanisms and integrated avionics.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated the DRDO and associated teams on the successful flight trial of Pralay. DRDO Chairman Dr G Satheesh Reddy appreciated the team and said that Pralay is a new-generation surface-to-surface missile equipped with modern technologies and the induction of the weapon system will provide the necessary impetus to the armed forces.