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Pralay
TestingDRDO's chairman said on 1 May 2026 that Pralay remained in final testing and was nearing readiness.
On 1 May 2026, DRDO Chairman Samir V. Kamat said Pralay was in the final stages of testing and nearing readiness. Its latest flight event on 31 December 2025 salvo-launched two missiles from the same launcher during user evaluation, following consecutive minimum- and maximum-range trials on 28-29 July 2025. Pralay is a road-mobile, solid-propellant conventional missile that draws on technology from the earlier Prahaar tactical-missile programme. Its 150-500 km reach and heavy payload give India a rapid theatre-strike option against airfields, command nodes and other targets across the Line of Control and Line of Actual Control.
Updated 1 May 2026
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Specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Range | 150-500 km ↗ |
| Payload | 500-1,000 kg ↗ |
| Launch weight | Approximately 5,000 kg ↗ |
| Powerplant | Solid-propellant rocket motor ↗ |
| Accuracy | Less than 10 m CEP ↗ |
| Reaction time | 1 min from mission command to launch ↗ |
| Launcher readiness | 10 min to launch condition ↗ |
| Guidance | RINGS-16 navigation system with millimetre-wave terminal seeker ↗ |
| Launcher load | 2 missiles on 12×12 launcher; 1 missile on 8×8 launcher ↗ |
| Warhead options | 3 warhead types ↗ |
Spec sources: janes.com ↗ · economictimes.indiatimes.com ↗ · drdo.gov.in ↗
Changelog
Program timeline
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DRDO Chairman Samir V. Kamat said Pralay was in the final stages of testing and should be ready soon.
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DRDO salvo-launched two Pralay missiles in quick succession from the same launcher off Odisha at about 10:30 during user evaluation, and both met all flight objectives.
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DRDO completed the second of two consecutive Pralay user-evaluation flights from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island, concluding trials of the missile's minimum- and maximum-range capability.
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DRDO conducted the first of two consecutive Pralay user-evaluation flights from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island to validate the system's range envelope.
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Pralay made its first Republic Day parade appearance at Kartavya Path in New Delhi as an indigenously developed short-range tactical missile.
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India test-fired Pralay from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island at about 09:50, and officials said the 350-500 km missile met all mission objectives.
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DRDO's second Pralay flight in two days tested a heavier payload at a different range and met all mission objectives.
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DRDO conducted Pralay's maiden flight from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island, validating its quasi-ballistic trajectory, control, guidance and mission algorithms.
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