**Executive Summary**
The Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted a salvo launch of two Pralay missiles on December 31, 2025, at approximately 1030 hrs off the coast of Odisha. This flight-test was part of user evaluation trials, with both missiles successfully meeting flight objectives. The launch indicates imminent readiness for induction of the system with the users.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Launch Details:**
* Salvo launch of two Pralay missiles.
* Conducted on December 31, 2025, at approximately 1030 hrs.
* Location: Off the coast of Odisha.
* Launched from the same launcher.
* **Test and Performance:**
* Flight-test was part of user evaluation trials.
* Missiles followed the intended trajectory.
* All flight objectives were met.
* Tracking sensors deployed by the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur confirmed flight objectives.
* Telemetry systems installed onboard ship confirmed terminal events.
* **Missile Characteristics:**
* Indigenously developed solid propellant quasi-ballistic missile.
* Employs state-of-the-art guidance and navigation.
* Capable of carrying multiple types of warheads against various targets.
* **Development and Collaboration:**
* Developed by Research Centre Imarat, Hyderabad.
* Collaborated with other DRDO laboratories and Indian industries including Development-cum-Production Partners.
* **Witnesses**
* Tests were witnessed by senior scientists of DRDO.
* Representatives of users from the Indian Air Force and the Indian Army.
* Industry representatives including the Development-cum-Production Partners.
* **Acknowledgements**
* Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh complimented DRDO, Indian Air Force, Indian Army, DPSUs and the industry.
* Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman DRDO Dr Samir V Kamat congratulated the DRDO teams.
**Impact Analysis**
**DRDO Teams**
* **Impact:** Recognition for successful flight-tests and validation of the Pralay missile system's readiness.
* **Action Required:** Continue refinement and preparation for system induction.
**Indian Air Force and Indian Army**
* **Impact:** Potential future users of the Pralay missile system.
* **Action Required:** Evaluate test results, prepare for potential integration and training.
**Defence Industries (including Bharat Dynamics Limited & Bharat Electronics Limited)**
* **Impact:** Acknowledgment for contribution to missile development and validation.
* **Action Required:** Support the DRDO with the mass production of the missiles.
Key Entities Referenced
DRDO: Defence Research & Development Organisation, responsible for the development and launch of the Pralay missiles.
Pralay missile: Indigenously developed solid propellant quasi-ballistic missile capable of carrying multiple warheads.
Odisha: Location off the coast where the salvo launch of Pralay missiles was conducted.
Ministry of Defence: The government ministry overseeing the DRDO.
Ministry of Defence
DRDO successfully conducts salvo launch of two
Pralay missiles in quick succession
प्रव तथ: 31 DEC 2025 3:55PM by PIB Delhi
Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully conducted salvo launch of two
Pralay missiles in quick succession from the same launcher off the coast of Odisha at about 1030 hrs on
December 31, 2025. The flight-test was conducted as part of user evaluation trials. Both the missiles
followed the intended trajectory meeting all flight objectives as confirmed by tracking sensors deployed
by the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur. The terminal events were confirmed by Telemetry systems
installed onboard ship, deployed near the impact points.
Pralay is an indigenously developed solid propellant quasi-ballistic missile employing state-of-the-art
guidance and navigation to ensure high precision. The missile is capable of carrying multiple types of
warheads against various targets.The missile has been developed by Research Centre Imarat, Hyderabad in collaboration with other DRDO
laboratories - Defence Research and Development Laboratory, Advanced Systems Laboratory, Armament
Research and Development Establishment, High Energy Materials Research Laboratory, Defence
Metallurgical Research Laboratory, Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory, Research & Development
Establishment {Engineers} and Integrated Test Range), Development-cum-Production Partners (Bharat
Dynamics Limited & Bharat Electronics Limited) and other Indian industries. For the tests, the systems
were integrated by the two Development-cum-Production Partners. The tests were witnessed by senior
scientists of DRDO, representatives of users from the Indian Air Force and the Indian Army as well as
industry representatives including the Development-cum-Production Partners.
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has complimented DRDO, Indian Air Force, Indian Army, DPSUs and
the industry on the successful launch of the missiles in quick succession. The successful completion of the
salvo launch of the Pralay missile has established the reliability of the missile, he said.
Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman DRDO Dr Samir V Kamat has congratulated the
DRDO teams involved in the successful flight-tests and stated that the achievement indicates imminent
readiness of induction of the system with the users.
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