DRDO Successfully Flight-tests ‘Pralay’
Recently, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted the maiden flight-test of ‘Pralay’ Missile. The test was done from Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha.
- The flight-test met all the mission objectives.
- The launch was monitored by all the range sensors and instruments, including Telemetry, Radar and Electro-Optic Tracking System deployed across the eastern coast and the down range ships positioned near the impact point.
About ‘Pralay’
- Quasi-ballistic Missile: ‘Pralay’ is India’s first surface-to-surface conventional quasi-ballistic missile. A quasi-ballistic missile, though largely ballistic, has a low trajectory, and after a certain range it can change the ....
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