India to deploy Pralay missiles along China, Pakistan border

India

oi-Deepika S

The
missile
has
a
range
of
150-500
kilometres
and
can
be
launched
from
a
mobile
launcher.

New
Delhi,
Dec
25:
Amid
face-off
with
China
and
its
ally
Pakistan,
the
Defence
Ministry
has
cleared
the
procurement
of
around
120
Pralay
ballistic
missiles
for
the
Indian
armed
forces
that
will
be
deploy
in
the
border
areas.

The
Pralay
ballistic
missiles
can
take
out
targets
from
150
to
500
km
and
are
extremely
difficult
to
intercept
for
the
enemy
through
interceptor
missiles.

“A
high-level
meeting
of
the
Defence
Ministry
cleared
the
acquisition
of
around
120
missiles
for
the
armed
forces
and
their
deployment
along
the
borders,”
senior
defence
sources
told
ANI.

The
acquisition
of
these
ballistic
missiles
is
being
seen
as
a
major
development
for
India
which
now
has
a
policy
that
allows
the
use
of
ballistic
missiles
in
tactical
roles.

Both
China
and
Pakistan
have
ballistic
missiles
which
are
for
tactical
roles.

Defence
Research
and
Development
Organisation
(DRDO)
had
successfully
conducted
the
maiden
flight
test
of
the
indigenously
developed
surface-to-surface
missile
‘Pralay’,
from
Dr
A
P
J
Abdul
Kalam
Island
off
the
coast
of
Odisha
in
December
2021.

‘Pralay’ Capabilities

“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
statement
read.

“Pralay’
is
a
quasi-ballistic
surface-to-surface
missile.
The
advanced
missile
has
been
developed
in
a
way
to
able
to
defeat
interceptor
missiles.
It
has
the
ability
to
change
its
path
after
covering
a
certain
range
midair,”
the
same
sources
told
the
news
agency.

The
Pralay
missiles
combined
with
the
BrahMos
supersonic
cruise
missiles
would
be
the
longest-range
tactical
weapon
system
in
the
defence
forces
as
the
long-range
strategic
weapons
are
controlled
by
the
strategic
forces
command.

The
missile
can
help
the
troops
to
completely
destroy
or
take
out
enemy
air
defence
sites
or
similar
high-value
targets.
‘Pralay’ is
powered
with
a
solid
propellant
rocket
motor
and
many
new
technologies.
The
missile
has
a
range
of
150-500
kilometres
and
can
be
launched
from
a
mobile
launcher.
The
missile
guidance
system
includes
a
state-of-the-art
navigation
system
and
integrated
avionics.

Reportedly,
the
missile
would
first
be
inducted
in
Indian
Air
Force
and
then
likely
to
be
followed
by
Indian
Army.