Why is it in News?
→ DRDO successfully conducted a salvo launch of Pralay missiles.
→ Test demonstrated India’s advancing missile strike capabilities.
Important Points:
- Two Pralay missiles were launched from the same launcher.
- Launch conducted off the coast of Odisha.
- Pralay is a solid-propellant, surface-to-surface missile.
- Range varies from 150 km to 500 km.
- Payload capacity ranges between 500 kg and 1000 kg.
- Missile follows a quasi-ballistic trajectory.
- Equipped with INS and RF seeker for guidance.
- Designed to be harder to intercept than traditional ballistic missiles.