DRDO conducts salvo launch of two Pralay missiles off Odisha coast
DRDO successfully carried out a salvo launch of two Pralay missiles in quick succession from the same launcher off the Odisha coast on 31 December 2025, as part of user evaluation trials.
Summary
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted a salvo launch of two Pralay missiles in quick succession from the same launcher off the coast of Odisha on 31 December 2025, as part of user evaluation trials. Both missiles followed their intended trajectories, as confirmed by tracking sensors of the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur. Pralay is an indigenously developed, solid-propellant quasi-ballistic missile that can carry multiple types of warheads, developed by Research Centre Imarat, Hyderabad with other DRDO laboratories.
Key facts
- Test
- Salvo launch of two Pralay missiles, same launcher
- Date / place
- 31 December 2025, off Odisha coast
- Purpose
- User evaluation trials
- Tracking
- Integrated Test Range, Chandipur
- Missile
- Indigenous solid-propellant quasi-ballistic; multiple warhead types
- Lead lab
- Research Centre Imarat, Hyderabad
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Pralay, of which DRDO conducted a salvo launch on 31 December 2025, is best described as a:
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Correct answer: B — Solid-propellant quasi-ballistic missile
PIB (MoD): Pralay is an indigenously developed solid propellant quasi-ballistic missile capable of carrying multiple types of warheads.
Which DRDO laboratory led the development of the Pralay missile?
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Correct answer: A — Research Centre Imarat, Hyderabad
PIB (MoD): Pralay has been developed by Research Centre Imarat, Hyderabad, in collaboration with other DRDO laboratories such as DRDL, ASL and ARDE.
Consider the following statements about the Pralay salvo test of 31 December 2025: 1. Two missiles were launched in quick succession from the same launcher. 2. The test was part of user evaluation trials. 3. Tracking was done by the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: D — 1, 2 and 3
PIB (MoD): two Pralay missiles were launched in quick succession from the same launcher as part of user evaluation trials, and their trajectories were confirmed by sensors of ITR Chandipur. All three are correct.