Pariksha SaathiDRDO conducts successful flight-test of quasi-ballistic missile 'Pralay' from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha as part of user evaluation trials
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted a successful flight-test of the quasi-ballistic missile 'Pralay' from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha on 5 November 2026, the Ministry of Defence said. All the test objectives were fully met, as confirmed by the test data captured by various range instruments deployed by the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur. The missile has been indigenously developed by Research Centre Imarat, Hyderabad, along with other DRDO laboratories, and the system has been produced by Bharat Dynamics Limited, one of the Development-cum-Production Partners. The flight-test was conducted as part of user evaluation trials, in the presence of senior DRDO officials and representatives of the industry and the Defence Forces; according to the Ministry, with this successful test the induction of the system has become imminent. Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh complimented DRDO, the Defence Forces and industry partners, and said the missile, equipped with advanced technologies, will further enhance the technological capabilities and operational preparedness of the military against emerging threats.
Drafted with AI assistance from the official PIB release linked above and checked against it by a second AI pass. Not line-edited by a human.
Learning context
On 22 December 2021 DRDO conducted the maiden flight test of the indigenously developed surface-to-surface missile 'Pralay' from Dr A P J Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha. According to that release, the mission met all its objectives: the new missile followed the desired quasi-ballistic trajectory and reached the designated target with a high degree of accuracy, validating the control, guidance and mission algorithms, and sensors deployed near the impact point across the eastern coast, including down-range ships, tracked its trajectory. The release said the missile is powered by a solid propellant rocket motor and many new technologies, has a range of 150-500 kilometres and can be launched from a mobile launcher, and that its guidance system includes a state-of-the-art navigation system and integrated avionics. The then Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman DRDO, Dr G Satheesh Reddy, called it a new generation surface-to-surface missile equipped with modern technologies and said that its induction would give the necessary impetus to the Armed Forces.
Check yourself: according to the release on the maiden flight test of 'Pralay' on 22 December 2021, what range does the missile have, and what powers it?
A range of 150-500 kilometres; a solid propellant rocket motor (and many new technologies).
Revision task: from this release, note the date and place of the flight-test, who confirmed that the objectives were met, the laboratory that developed the missile, the company that produced the system, the kind of trials and what the Ministry said about induction; from the note, the date of the maiden test, the trajectory, the propulsion, the range and the launcher. Remember that the 2026 release gives no range: the range comes from the 2021 release.
Test yourself
From where did DRDO conduct the successful flight-test of the quasi-ballistic missile 'Pralay' on 5 November 2026?
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Answer: Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island, off the coast of Odisha
DRDO flight-tested 'Pralay' from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha on 5 November 2026, as part of user evaluation trials; test data captured by range instruments deployed by the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, confirmed that all the test objectives were fully met. The missile was indigenously developed by Research Centre Imarat, Hyderabad, with other DRDO laboratories, and produced by Bharat Dynamics Limited.
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