Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has congratulated the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on the successful flight testing of indigenously developed new generation surface-to-surface ballistic missile, ‘Pralay’ from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island, off the coast of Odisha.
Congratulate @DRDO_India on the successful flight testing of indigenously developed new generation surface-to-surface ballistic missile, ‘Pralay’ from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island, off the coast of #Odisha.#DRDO
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) December 22, 2021
The DRDO has successfully conducted maiden flight test of indigenously developed surface-to-surface missile ‘Pralay’, from Dr A P J Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha on Wednesday. The mission has met all its objectives. The new missile followed the desired quasi ballistic trajectory and reached the designated target with high degree accuracy, validating the control, guidance and mission algorithms. All the sub-systems performed satisfactorily.
All the sensors deployed near the impact point across the eastern coast, including the down range ships, tracked the missile trajectory and captured all the events.
The Missile is powered with solid propellant rocket motor and many new technologies. The missile has a range of 150-500 kilometre and can be launched from a mobile launcher. The missile guidance system includes state-of-the-art navigation system and integrated avionics.