DRDO conducted two consecutive successful flight-tests of Pralay missile from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam island off the coast of Odisha on July 28 & 29, 2025.
Pralay Missile Ready For Battlefield Deployment
DRDO conducted two consecutive successful flight-tests of Pralay missile from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam island off the coast of Odisha on July 28 & 29, 2025. The flight tests were carried out as a part of User Evaluation Trials to validate the maximum and minimum range capability of the missile system.
Pralay is an indigenously-developed solid propellant quasi-ballistic missile employing state-of-the-art guidance and navigation to ensure high precision. The missile is capable of carrying multiple types of warheads against various targets.
With a payload of 1000 kg, it can travel a distance of 350 km, and if the payload is halved, the missile can allegedly hit a target as far as 500 km. Pralay is part of the country’s strategic Integrated Rocket Force, a dedicated wing of the Strategic Forces Command (SFC).
Comparable with China’s Dong Feng-12, Russian 9K720 Iskander, US Army’s Precision Strike Missile and South Korea’s Hyunmoo-2, Pralay is designed to deceive anti-ballistic missile interceptors. The MoD has already cleared orders for Pralay missiles for the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force (IAF).
The missile, which fills the gap of a conventionally armed ballistic weapon system and remains unaffected by the ‘no first use’ nuclear policy, will be deployed with conventional warheads along the borders.
