DRDO tests Pralay Missile

Type

• Short-range

• Surface-to-Surface

• Quasi-ballistic

• Solid Fuel

Range

150–500 km

Payload

500–1000 kg

Test Site

ITR Chandipur, Odisha

Significance

• User evaluation trial

• Simultaneous (Salvo) launch

• Indigenous missile

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• Pralay missile range: 150–500 km.