{"id":8589,"date":"2026-11-04T11:26:58","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T05:56:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=8589"},"modified":"2026-11-04T13:47:07","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T08:17:07","slug":"pralay-missile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/pralay-missile\/","title":{"rendered":"DRDO Successfully Test-Fires Pralay Missile Off Odisha Coast"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Pralay Missile Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully test-fired an indigenous Pralay quasi-ballistic missile from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, off the Odisha coast, recently. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Pralay Missile<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an <\/span><b>indigenously developed short-range, surface-to-surface<\/b> <b>quasi-ballistic missile.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has been <\/span><b>developed <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by the<\/span><b> Research Centre Imarat, Hyderabad<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, in <\/span><b>collaboration <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with several <\/span><b>DRDO laboratories<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and Indian industry partners.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bharat Dynamics Limited and<\/span><b> Bharat Electronics Limited<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are among the<\/span><b> industrial partners<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> involved in its production and system integration.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The missile is optimised to <\/span><b>destroy command centres, air defence sites, logistics hub<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s, and airbases.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Pralay Missile <\/b><b>Features<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is powered by a<\/span><b> solid-propellant rocket motor<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, allowing it to remain in a ready-to-launch state for extended periods.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can also be launched from <\/span><b>mobile platforms,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> offering greater operational flexibility.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can carry <\/span><b>multiple types of warheads<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> against various targets.\u00a0 It has a payload capacity of 500-1,000 kg.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has an <\/span><b>operational range<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of up to <\/span><b>500 kilometres.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It reaches terminal speeds of Mach 6.1.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is equipped with guidance systems that provide a Circular Error Probable (CEP) of less than 10 meters.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Unlike conventional ballistic missiles,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which generally follow a predictable trajectory, a<\/span><b> quasi-ballistic missile <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">can <\/span><b>fly at a relatively lower altitude<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>maneuver during its flight.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These mid-course and terminal-phase manoeuvres make it more <\/span><b>challenging for enemy radar and missile defence systems to track<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and intercept.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Key Facts about Research Centre Imarat (RCI)<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>premier laboratory of the Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex, a military missile research center of DRDO<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> located in <\/span><b>Hyderabad<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is spearheading research and development <\/span><b>(R&amp;D) in a wide range of Avionics Systems <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for diversified defence and aerospace applications.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RCI is entrusted with the responsibility of carrying out R&amp;D in the technologies of Control Engineering, Inertial Navigation, Imaging Infrared seekers, RF Seekers &amp; Systems, Onboard Computers and Mission Software.\u00a0 <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/newsonair.gov.in\/drdo-successfully-tests-surface-to-surface-quasi-ballistic-missile-pralay-from-chandipur-in-odisha\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>NOA<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DRDO successfully test-fired the indigenous Pralay missile from Chandipur, Odisha. 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