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Pralay Quasi-Ballistic Missile
Pralay is a conventional surface-to-surface missile on a quasi-ballistic path, developed by DRDO's Research Centre Imarat in Hyderabad and built with Bharat Dynamics Limited as a production partner. On 5 November 2026 it met every objective in a user-trial flight from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha, after which DRDO called its induction imminent.
Last updated 6 November 20263 min read
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New card: Pralay's type, range, lead lab, production partners, users and test record, after the 5 November user-trial flight that DRDO says makes induction imminent.
- Pralay
- DRDO
- Research Centre Imarat
- quasi-ballistic missile
- surface-to-surface missile
- Bharat Dynamics
- Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island
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