DRDO launches surface-to-surface missile Pralay

Bhubaneswar, Dec 22: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Wednesday successfully conducted the maiden flight test of the indigenously developed surface-to-surface missile ‘Pralay’.
The missile was fired from the Dr A P J Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha.
The mission has met all its objectives, the DRDO said in a statement.
“The new missile followed the desired quasi ballistic trajectory and reached the designated target with high degree accuracy, validating the control, guidance and mission algorithms. All the sub-systems performed satisfactorily.
“All the sensors deployed near the impact point across the eastern coast, including the down range ships, tracked the missile trajectory and captured all the events,” it said.
The missile is powered with solid propellant rocket motor and many new technologies. It has a range of 150-500 km and can be launched from a mobile launcher. The missile guidance system includes state-of-the-art navigation system and integrated avionics.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated DRDO and associated teams for this maiden development flight trial. He also complimented DRDO for the fast track development and successful launch of modern surface-to-surface missile.
G. Satheesh Reddy, Secretary in the Department of Defence R&D and Chairman of DRDO, said the missile will give the necessary impetus to the armed forces.