DRDO’s short-range ballistic missile ‘Pralay’ has completed successful user trials.

• DRDO conducted consecutive test flights of the Pralay missile from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha.
• The tests were part of User Evaluation Trials aimed at validating the missile’s maximum and minimum 

About Pralay Missile

• Development & Origin: Approved in 2015, Pralay is derived from technologies used in India’s K-series submarine-launched ballistic missiles and the Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) programme.
• Indigenously developed, solid propellant missile with advanced guidance and navigation.
• Warhead and Targeting Flexibility: Can carry multiple types of conventional warheads.
  • Designed to strike radars, communication hubs, command centres, and forward airfields.
• Developed by Research Centre Imarat in partnership with other DRDO labs and institutions.
• Key industry collaborators include:
  • Bharat Dynamics Limited
  • Bharat Electronics Limited
• Range: Short-range (150 to 500 km) surface-to-surface missile with a payload capacity of 500 to 1,000 kg

• Capabilities: Capable of quasi-ballistic trajectories and terminal manoeuvres to evade Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) systems.
• Strategic Significance:
  • Forms part of the Integrated Rocket Force under the Strategic Forces Command (SFC).
  • Conventional-only weapon, unaffected by India’s No First Use (NFU) nuclear doctrine.
• Technologically comparable to:
  • China’s Dong Feng-12
  • Russia’s Iskander (9K720)
  • US Army’s Precision Strike Missile (PrSM)
  • South Korea’s Hyunmoo-2
• Difference from Traditional Missiles:
  • Traditional ballistic missiles follow a high-arching, predictable path post-launch, mainly influenced by gravity.
  • Pralay, in contrast, travels on a depressed, flatter path, reducing radar visibility and offering limited reaction time for interception.

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