Successful Trials of Pralay Missile

Context

DRDO conducted two successful flight-tests of the Pralay missile on July 28 and 29, 2025, as part of User Evaluation Trials to validate its minimum and maximum range capabilities.

Pralay Missile:

Type: Solid-propellant quasi-ballistic missile.
Range: Estimated operational range of 150–500 km, extendable further with modifications.
Accuracy: High precision enabled through advanced guidance, navigation, and control systems.
Warhead Flexibility: Capable of carrying conventional warheads including fragmentation, penetration-cum-blast, and runway denial sub-munitions.

Developmental Agencies:

Lead Agency: Research Centre Imarat (RCI), Hyderabad.
Collaborators: DRDL, ASL, ARDE, HEMRL, DMRL, TBRL, R&DE(Engrs) and ITR.
Industry Partners: Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) and Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), along with several MSMEs.

Strategic Significance:

Reinforces India’s indigenous missile manufacturing capability under ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’.
Contributes towards precision strike capability essential in short-duration, high-intensity conflicts.

Bihar’s Child Trafficking Network

Society

State Borrowing Constraints

Polity & Governance

Infrastructure Neglect in Government Schools

Governance

ICJ’s Advisory Opinion on Climate Obligations

Ecology and Environment Climate Change

Multi-Dimensional Strategy to Counter Internal and Cross-Border Terrorism

Security

Flash Flood Vulnerability in India

Geography