Pralay (missile)
Pralay is a solid-fuel surface-to-surface guided super short-range ballistic missile for battlefield use developed by the DRDO of India.[4][1][5] The missile is based on Prithvi Defence Vehicle 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 ₹404 crore or US$57 million in 2019).[6]
| Pralay | |
|---|---|
| Type | SRBM |
| Place of origin | India |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Defence Research and Development Organisation |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 5 tonnes (4.9 long tons; 5.5 short tons)[1] |
| Warhead | 500–1,000 kg (1,100–2,200 lb)[1] |
| Propellant | Solid |
Operational range | 350–500 km (220–310 mi)[2][1] |
Guidance system | Inertial[1] |
| Accuracy | <10 metres (33 ft) CEP[3] |
References
- Rout, Hemant Kumar (8 September 2018). "Pralay set for maiden launch". The New Indian Express.
- Jha, Saurav (13 June 2017). "PRALAY: India's New Under Development Conventional Strike Surface-to-Surface Missile". Delhi Defence Review.
- 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.
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