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Two Pralay missile tests

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: Two Pralay missile tests (GS3 · Defence, 29 July 2025)

What happened

  • DRDO flight-tested Pralay twice from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam island on 28-29 July 2025 to validate maximum and minimum ranges [PIB].
  • Pralay is a solid-propellant quasi-ballistic missile [PIB].

Background

  • Tests were part of user evaluation trials [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Conventional quasi-ballistic missiles fill a tactical strike role.

How to use this in Mains

GS-III Security; indigenisation of technology

  1. As per PIB (2025-07-29): DRDO flight-tested Pralay twice from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam island on 28-29 July 2025 to validate maximum and minimum ranges.
  2. Conventional quasi-ballistic missiles fill a tactical strike role.
Quotable data point

DRDO flight-tested Pralay twice from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam island on 28-29 July 2025 to validate maximum and minimum ranges.

PIB: Pralay flight tests, 29 Jul 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: Pralay.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

Pralay is a

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

Official source: PIB: Pralay flight tests, 29 Jul 2025

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