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Revision as of 10:16, 22 December 2021
| Pralay | |
|---|---|
 Pralay missile launched from Integrated Test Range. | |
| Type | SRBM |
| Place of origin | India |
| Service history | |
| Used by | Indian Army |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Defence Research and Development Organisation |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 5 tonnes (4.9 long tons; 5.5 short tons)[1] |
| Warhead | High explosive preformed fragmentation (PCB, RDPS)[2] |
| Warhead weight | 500 kg (1,100 lb) - 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) |
| Engine | Two stage rocket motor with third stage MaRV[1] |
| Propellant | Solid fuel |
Operational range | 150–500 km (93–311 mi)[3] |
| Maximum speed | Terminal phase: Mach 1 (1,200 km/h; 760 mph; 0.34 km/s) to Mach 1.6 (1,960 km/h; 1,220 mph; 0.544 km/s)[4] |
Guidance system | Inertial navigation system[1] |
| Accuracy | <10 metres (33 ft) CEP[5] |
Launch platform | 8 x 8 BEML-Tatra transporter erector launcher |
Pralay is a canisterised surface-to-surface tactical short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) for battlefield use developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).[6][1][7] The missile is based on Prithvi Defence Vehicle (PDV) exoatmospheric interceptor missile from Indian Ballistic Missile Defence Programme.[1] The project to develop Pralay was sanctioned in March 2015 with a budget of ₹332.88 crore (equivalent to ₹502 crore or US$59 million in 2023).[8]
Development
At the moment, the only means for the Indian Army to strike targets at distances of close to 500 km is the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, which though deadly accurate, can carry a payload of only about 200 kg or so, besides being somewhat expensive. As such, the Indian Army in recent times has felt the need for a SRBM with a range of around 500 km that can also carry a sizeable payload. Defence Research and Development Organisation lab Research Centre Imarat, Hyderabad is the lead integrator of this project. Pralay missile is comparable to China's Dongfeng 12 (CSS-X-15) also known as M20 and Russian 9K720 Iskander missile. Pralay is a solid fuel missile that follows a quasi-ballistic trajectory and can perform mid-air manoeuvres using maneuverable reentry vehicle (MARV) to defeat anti-ballistic missile (ABM) interceptors.[9] High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL) developed the composite propellant. Pralay can carry 500 kg to 1,000 kg high explosive preformed fragmentation warhead, Penetration-Cum-Blast (PCB) and Runaway Denial Penetration Submunition (RDPS) at a range of 150 km to 500 km which can target radar and communication installations, command and control centers and advance airfields.[10] The missile was specifically developed as tactical ballistic missile for the Indian Army since most of the available short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) in India are of strategic purpose that can raise false alarm of nuclear strike in a conventional warfare.
Testing
First trial
On 22 December 2021, DRDO conducted the mainden test of Pralay from the Abdul Kalam Island. It met all the mission objectives and followed the desired quasi ballistic trajectory reaching the designated target with high degree of accuracy, validating controls, guidance system and mission algorithms.[11]
See also
Comparable missile
References
- ^ a b c d e Rout, Hemant Kumar (8 September 2018). "Pralay set for maiden launch". The New Indian Express.
- ^ "Warhead of Pralay". Wikimedia Commons. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ "India Successfully Tests Short-range Ballistic Missile 'Pralay'". News18. PTI. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ "Warhead of Pralay". Wikimedia Commons. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ Jha, Saurav (2017-06-13). "PRALAY: India's New Under Development Conventional Strike Surface-to-Surface Missile". Delhi Defence Review. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
- ^ "Sizing Up the Competition on the Doklam Plateau". Stratfor. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ https://projectalpha.eu/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2017/06/India-Alpha-in-Depth-Public-Release-final-1.pdf
- ^ "Thirtieth Report on Demands for Grants of the Ministry of Defence for the year 2017-18 pertaining to Revenue Budget of Ordnance Factories, Defence Research and Development Organisation, DGQA and NCC (Demand No. 20)" (PDF). New Delhi: Lok Sabha Secretariat. 9 March 2017. p. 59.
- ^ Chakraborty, Abhishek (22 December 2021). "Watch: India Successfully Tests 'Pralay' Missile. Has Ability To Change Path Midair". NDTV. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Biswas, Ramakanta (22 December 2021). "Maiden Flight Test Of 'Pralay' Missile Conducted Successfully Off Odisha Coast". Odisha TV. PTI. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ "DRDO conducts maiden launch of indigenously developed new generation surface-to-surface missile 'Pralay'". The Times of India. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
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