The 5 ton Pralay missile system can hit several airbases of Pakistan including Mushaf, Nur Khan, Rafiqui and Masroor.
‘Pralay’ missile system: In a significant development for India’s defence industry, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully tested the maximum and minimum range capability of the ‘Pralay’ missile system, a state-of-the-art canisterized tactical surface-to-surface short range ballistic missile. The User Evaluation Trials of Pralay were carried out from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha on Monday and Tuesday. Here are all the details you need to know about the state-of-the-art Pralay short range ballistic missile.
How India conducted trial of ‘Pralay’ missile system
During the tests of the indigenous solid propellant quasi-ballistic missile employing state-of-the-art guidance and navigation, the missiles precisely followed the intended trajectory and reached the target point with pinpoint accuracy, meeting all the test objectives, the Defence Ministry said in a statement.
The DRDO, in a post on X, said, “Two consecutive flight trials of ‘Pralay’ missile were successfully carried out on 28th and 29th July 2025 as a part of User Evaluation Trials to validate the maximum and minimum range capability of the missile system.”
Why ‘Pralay’ missile system is dangerous?
As per media reports, the ‘Pralay’ missile system equipped with modern technologies will give a further technological boost to the Armed Forces against threats, he said. As a result of the 5 ton missile development, Pakistani bases like Mushaf, Nur Khan, Rafiqui and Masroor as well as important Chinese targets in occupied Tibet and Xinjiang will be within India’s range.
Who developed ‘Pralay’ missile system?
As per a report by IANS news agency, the system has been developed by Research Centre Imarat in collaboration with other DRDO labs — 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 and Development Establishment (Engineers) and ITR, etc.; industry partners — Bharat Dynamics Limited; Bharat Electronics Limited and many other industries and MSMEs.
(With inputs from agencies)
