{"id":1179,"date":"2025-12-31T22:21:35","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T16:51:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/?p=1179"},"modified":"2025-12-31T22:21:35","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T16:51:35","slug":"india-conducts-successful-test-of-pralay-quasi-ballistic-missile-off-odisha-coast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/?p=1179","title":{"rendered":"India conducts successful test of Pralay, quasi-ballistic missile off Odisha coast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"449\" height=\"217\" data-id=\"1180\" src=\"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/missile.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/missile.png 449w, https:\/\/newsaxis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/missile-300x145.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>New Delhi, India successfully conducted a salvo launch of two Pralay missiles in quick succession on Wednesday. It was test-fired from the same launcher off the coast of Odisha and was conducted as part of user evaluation trials.<br>According to the Ministry of Defence, the test was carried out at around 10:30 am on Wednesday by the Defence Research &amp; Development Organisation (DRDO), off the coast of Odisha. Both missiles followed the intended trajectory, meeting all flight objectives as confirmed by tracking sensors deployed by the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur.<br>The test was witnessed by senior DRDO scientists, Indian Air Force and Indian Army officers and the industry representatives, including the Development-cum-Production Partners.<br>Notably, the Pralay missile is a surface-to-surface, short-range ballistic missile with a strike range of about 150 km to 500 km. It can carry multiple types of warheads against various targets. It is an indigenously developed solid propellant quasi-ballistic missile employing state-of-the-art guidance and navigation to ensure high precision.<br>Defence Minister Rajnath Singh complimented the DRDO, Indian Air Force, Indian Army, DPSUs and the industry on the successful test-launch of the missiles in quick succession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The successful completion of the salvo launch of the Pralay missile has established the reliability of the missile, he added.<br>The Pralay missile has been developed by Research Centre Imarat, Hyderabad in collaboration with other DRDO laboratories -Defence Research and Development Laboratory, Advanced Systems Laboratory, Armament Research and Development Establishment, High Energy Materials Research Laboratory, Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory, Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory, Research &amp; Development Establishment {Engineers} and Integrated Test Range), Development-cum-Production Partners (Bharat Dynamics Limited &amp; Bharat Electronics Limited) and other Indian industries. For the tests, the systems were integrated by the two Development-cum-Production Partners.<br>DRDO chairman Dr Samir V Kamat also congratulated the teams involved in successful flight-tests and stated that the achievement indicates imminent readiness of induction of the system with the users.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi, India successfully conducted a salvo launch of two Pralay missiles in quick succession on Wednesday. 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