India has successfully test-fired its surface-to-surface guided ballistic missile 'Pralay' off the Odisha coast in Balasore.

Pralay was launched from the APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha.

All About Pralay
• This tactical Short Range Ballistic Missile has been developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
• With a payload capacity of 500-1,000 kg, Pralay is a 350-500 km short-range, surface-to-surface missile.
• This quasi ballistic surface-to-surface 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 solid-fuel, battlefield missile Pralay can be launched from a mobile launcher, and its guidance system includes state-of-the-art Navigation System and Integrated Avionics.

• The project to develop Pralay was sanctioned in March 2015 with a budget of Rs 333 crore.

• The missile is based on Prithvi Defence Vehicle (PDV) exoatmospheric interceptor missile from Indian Ballistic Missile Defence Programme.

• The indigenously developed missile can be compared to Russia’s 9K720 Iskander and China’s Dongfeng 12, both short-range tactical ballistic missiles.