Pralay Missile
2022 DEC 29
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Why in news?
- The defence ministry has cleared a proposal to procure around 120 Pralay ballistic missiles, which will be deployed along the borders with China and Pakistan.
About Pralay Missile:
- Pralay' is India's first conventional quasi-ballistic missile
- A quasi-ballistic missile has a low trajectory, and while it is largely ballistic, it can maneuver in flight.
- Developed by the DRDO, the Pralay ballistic missile is a canisterised tactical, surface-to-surface, and short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) for battlefield use
Features:
- It is powered with a solid propellant rocket motor.
- The missile guidance system includes state-of-the-art navigation system and integrated avionics.
- It can be compared to China’s Dong Feng 12 and the Russian Iskander missile that has been used in the ongoing war with Ukraine.
- It is capable of carrying a conventional warhead of about 350 kg to 700 kg, which gives it a deadly punitive capability.
- It can carry a high explosive preformed fragmentation warhead.
- It also accounts for its Penetration-Cum-Blast (PCB) and Runaway Denial Penetration Submunitions (RDPS).
Range:
- The missile has a range of 150-500 kilometre and can be launched from a mobile launcher.
- Pralay will be the longest-range surface-to-surface missile in the inventory of the Army.
PRACTICE QUESTION:
Consider the following statements:
1. It is a supersonic cruise missile that can be launched from submarine
2. It is a surface-to-surface missile that has a range of 150-500 kilometer
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
B
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