India successfully test-fires ‘Pralay’ missile

• Shubham
• 22 December, 2021

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By: Shubham Ghosh

INDIA on Wednesday (22) successfully conducted the maiden flight test of ‘Pralay’, an indigenously developed, surface-to-surface missile, off the coast in the eastern state of Odisha, the country’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) said.

The solid-fuel missile, which has been developed by the DRDO and launched from APJ Abdul Kalam Island around 10.30 am local time, met all the mission objectives, the military research and development agency said in a statement.

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“The new missile followed the desired quasi ballistic trajectory and reached the designated target with high degree accuracy, validating the control, guidance and mission algorithms.

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“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,” it said.

With a range of 150 to 500 kilometres, ‘Pralay’ is powered with a solid propellant rocket motor and other new technologies.

The missile guidance system includes state-of-the-art navigation and integrated avionics, the statement added.

Indian defence minister Rajnath Singh congratulated DRDO and associated teams for the fast-track development and successful launch of the modern surface-to-surface missile.

“It is a significant milestone achieved today,” Singh wrote in his tweet.

Congratulations to @DRDO_India and associated teams for the maiden development flight trial. My compliments to them for the fast track development and successful launch of modern Surface-to-Surface Quasi Ballistic missile. It is a significant milestone achieved today. pic.twitter.com/woixwxdxjb

— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) December 22, 2021

Dr G Satheesh Reddy, secretary, department of defence — R&D and chairman of DRDO, said the new-generation missile will give necessary impetus to the country’s armed forces.