Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) today conducted the successful flight test of quasi-ballistic missile ‘Pralay’ from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha. The missile was indigenously developed by the Research Centre Imarat, Hyderabad along with other DRDO laboratories. The Defence Ministry said that all the test objectives were fully met as confirmed by the test data captured by various range instruments deployed by Integrated Test Range, Chandipur.

 

The Ministry added that the flight test was conducted in the presence of senior officials from DRDO, representatives from the industry and the Defence Forces, as part of user evaluation trials. The induction of the system has become imminent with this successful test. 

 

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that the test was conducted as part of user evaluation trials and successfully met all the stipulated objectives, as validated by data captured through various range instruments. Mr Singh said that this successful trial marks another significant milestone in strengthening the country’s indigenous defence capabilities.

 

Defence Secretary and Chairman, DRDO Rajesh Kumar Singh has also congratulated the teams associated with the successful flight test.