Highlights-
- ‘Pralay’ was successfully tested off the Odisha coast at Balasore.
- The battlefield missile is based on the Indian ballistic missile program’s Prithvi Defence Vehicle.
- Pralay met all of the mission’s objectives during the launch.
The government takes various steps to strengthen India’s defence sector. Adding to this, another missile has come up to bolster the nation’s defence system. The Missile named, ‘Pralay’ was successfully tested off the Odisha coast at Balasore. It is the short-range, surface-to-surface guided ballistic missile developed by the Defence Research Development Organisation. The DRDO’s solid-fuel battlefield missile is based on the Indian ballistic missile program’s Prithvi Defence Vehicle. The missile was launched from the APJ Abdul Kalam Island. Pralay met all of the mission’s objectives during the launch.
About the ‘Pralay’ missile
The Pralay missile is capable of destroying enemy bases at a range of 150 to 500 km. Its precise firepower and its speed make it more powerful. That is, if it is stained near the border, then it will not take time to eliminate enemy bunkers, cannons, bases etc.
The missile is 5 tonnes in weight. This allows for the installation of conventional weapons weighing between 500 and 1000 kg. Pralay is an Inertial Guidance System-based missile. Fuel is solid propellant in this missile.
Ability to change path midair
Pralay is a surface-to-surface ballistic missile. The advanced missile has been designed in such a way that it can defeat interceptor missiles. It has the ability to change its path after flying a certain distance. The Pralay missile’s accuracy in destroying the target is 10 meters (33 feet). This means that if the missile falls within a radius of 33 feet of the target, it will cause the same amount of damage as if it had hit the exact target. The benefit of having a short range is that if you shoot it by deploying it on the country’s western, eastern, or northern borders, only that area will be destroyed, as much as you need. There will be nothing superfluous.
