DRDO successfully conducts two consecutive flight-tests of Pralay missile
DRDO successfully flight-tested the Pralay missile twice on July 28 and 29 off Odisha coast. The tests validated minimum and maximum range performance, confirming system precision and reliability. Key DRDO labs, armed forces, and industry partners witnessed the trials
Hyderabad: Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted two consecutive successful flight-tests of Pralay missile from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam island off the coast of Odisha on July 28 and 29.
The flight tests were carried out as a part of User Evaluation Trials to validate the maximum and minimum range capability of the missile system. The missiles precisely followed the intended trajectory and reached the target point with pinpoint accuracy, meeting all the test objectives.
All subsystems performed as per expectations, which were verified using test data captured by various tracking sensors deployed by Integrated Test Range (ITR), including instruments deployed on ship positioned near the designated impact point.
Pralay is an indigenously developed solid propellant quasi-ballistic missile employing state-of-the-art guidance and navigation to ensure high precision. The missile is capable of carrying multiple types of warheads against various targets.
The system has been developed by Research Centre Imarat in collaboration with other DRDO labs – Defence Research & Development Laboratory, Advanced Systems Laboratory, Armament Research & Development Establishment, High Energy Materials Research Laboratory, Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory, Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory, Research & Development Establishment (Engineers) and ITR etc; industry partners – Bharat Dynamics Limited & Bharat Electronics Limited and many other industries and MSMEs.
These flight tests were witnessed by senior scientists of DRDO, representatives of the users from the Indian Air Force and the Indian Army, as well as the industry representatives.
