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Indian Armed Forces To Get Pralay Missile; 150-500 Km Range Will Allow Targeting Of Chinese Infra In Tibet
Pralay missile tested on 22 December, 2021.
The Indian armed forces are planning to acquire the 'Pralay' tactical ballistic missile, which has a range of between 150 and 500 kilometers.
The proposal for this acquisition is reportedly at an advanced stage and is set to be discussed at a high-level meeting this week, ANI has reported.
The last know test of the missile was conducted by the Defence Research and Development Organisation in December 2021. The missile was test-fired twice on two consequitive days, the report adds.
The report comes amid renewed tensions with China along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) following clashes in Arunachal's Tawang.
The development of the missile began after the Indian Army sought a 500-km range SRBM to go head-to-head against China's rocket force.
A report in The New Indian Express says that the missile is comparable to China's Dongfeng 12 and Russia's 9K720 Iskander, both of which are also short-range tactical ballistic missiles.
Pralay, the report claims, is a derivative of the Prithvi Defence Vehicle exo-atmospheric interceptor missile, which the DRDO developed as part of India's ballistic missile defence programme.
Pralay will allow the Indian Army to target dual-use Chinese infrastructure and military bases on the Tibetan Plateau.
Over the years, China has built a large network of roads, bridges, airports, and railway lines that could be used to surge troops to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the event of a conflict with India. A tactical ballistic missile like Pralay would allow the Indian forces to target this infrastructure.
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