India successfully conducts two consecutive flight-tests of Pralay missile
According to the Ministry of Defence, both missiles followed the intended quasi‑ballistic trajectory with pin‑point accuracy, meeting all mission objectives. All subsystems, including guidance, propulsion, and navigation modules, performed as expected. Test data gathered from ground-based tracking sensors and naval instruments confirmed system performance and precision.
Pralay is a solid‑propellant, canisterised, tactical missile weighing approximately 5 tonnes, designed to carry conventional warheads up to 1,000 kg. It offers a flexible strike range of 150 to 500 km, depending on payload, and is capable of mid-air manoeuvring to defeat missile defence systems. Developed by Research Centre Imarat in collaboration with DRDO laboratories (DRDL, ASL, ARDE, HEMRL, DMRL, TBRL, R&DE Engineers) and industry partners such as Bharat Dynamics Limited and Bharat Electronics Limited, the system underscores India’s push for strategic self-reliance.
Defence Minister lauded the missile’s performance and hailed it as a significant enhancement to India’s tactical strike capabilities. DRDO Chairman Samir V. Kamat affirmed that the successful completion of Phase‑1 flight tests paves the way for its imminent induction into the armed forces.
