{"id":8589,"date":"2026-01-02T11:26:58","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T05:56:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=8589"},"modified":"2026-01-02T15:16:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T09:46:46","slug":"pralay-missile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/pralay-missile\/","title":{"rendered":"Pralay Missile"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Pralay Missile Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Defence Research &amp; Development Organisation (DRDO) carried out a salvo launch of two indigenous Pralay missiles.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Pralay Missile<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an indigenously developed <\/span><b>short-range, surface-to-surface<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> missile.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Features of Pralay Missile<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>solid propellant<\/b> <b>quasi-ballistic<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> missile.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The missile is capable of carrying multiple types of <\/span><b>warheads against various targets.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Range:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The missile has a <\/span><b>range of 150-500 km<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and can be launched from a mobile launcher.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Payload capacity:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It has a payload capacity of <\/span><b>500-1,000 kg.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The missile is capable of carrying conventional warheads.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is equipped with guidance systems that <\/span><b>provide a Circular Error Probable<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (CEP) of less than 10 meters.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Speed:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It reaches terminal <\/span><b>speeds of Mach 6.1<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and can engage targets such as radar installations, command centers, and airstrips.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has the <\/span><b>ability to change its path <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">after <\/span><b>covering a certain range midair.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Developed by:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 It has been developed by <\/span><b>Research Centre Imarat<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and in collaboration with other <\/span><b>Defence Research &amp; Development Organisation labs.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Industry partners:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Bharat Dynamics Limited &amp; Bharat Electronics Limited and many other industries and MSMEs.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/drdo-conducts-salvo-launch-of-pralay-missiles-off-odisha-coast\/article70457525.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pralay Missile  is an indigenously developed short-range, surface-to-surface missile. 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