India Ka Naya Ballistic Missile ‘Pralay’ Republic Day Parade Mein Hoga Showcase
New Delhi – Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) India ka pehla indigenous short-range quasi-ballistic missile ‘Pralay’ ko is saal ke Republic Day parade mein showcase karne ja rahi hai. Yeh missile, jo conventional strikes ke liye banaya gaya hai, India ke military arsenal mein ek bada addition hai aur BrahMos aur Parahar missiles ke saath 400 kilometers ki range ke saath ek naya dimension jodata hai.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh ne haal hi mein Battlefield Surveillance System ‘Sanjay’ ko flag off kiya, jo ki Pralay ke saath Kartavya Path par parade mein dikhaaya jayega. Sanjay, jo ki Bharat Electronics Limited ke saath mil kar develop kiya gaya hai, battlefield transparency aur situational awareness ko badhane ke liye ek advanced system hai, jo ₹2,402 crore mein banaya gaya hai.
Pralay, jo ki Line of Control (LoC) aur Line of Actual Control (LAC) dono ke saath deployment ke liye hai, uske development trials successfully ho chuke hain aur ab induction ke liye ready hai, Defence Ministry ke approval ke baad. Parade ke rehearsals ke dauran missile ke twin launcher configuration ko, jo ki Ashok Leyland 12×12 high-mobility vehicle par mounted hai, dekha gaya tha.
2023 mein, Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) ne Pralay tactical ballistic missiles aur Nirbhay long-range sub-sonic land attack cruise missiles ke procurement ko approve kiya tha, jo ki India ke long-range conventional strike capabilities ko enhance karta hai. Kuchh sau missiles ka acquisition approve kiya gaya tha, jo ki national defense ko bolster karne ki ek strategic move hai.
Pralay, jo ki ek surface-to-surface missile hai jo ki alag-alag targets par strike kar sakta hai different warheads ke saath, ko 2015 mein conceptualize kiya gaya tha aur pehli baar December 2021 mein flight-tested kiya gaya tha. Tests ne missile ki accuracy aur effectiveness ko dikhaya, jo ki ek solid-propellant rocket motor se powered hai aur 500 se 1,000 kg tak payload capacity rakhta hai.
Is beech, Nirbhay missile ka ek naya derivative, jo ki ek decade se zyada time se development mein hai, ko haal hi mein flight-tested kiya gaya hai aur is saal Army ke trials ke liye expected hai.
Pralay aur Nirbhay missile ka introduction ek broader vision ka hissa hai ek unified rocket force ke liye ek tri-service concept ke tahat, officials ne reveal kiya. Yeh initiative India ki conventional missile capabilities ko consolidate karne aur desh ke borders ke paar security strategy ko reinforce karne ka lakshya rakhta hai.
Jaise ki India apni military capabilities ko fortify karta ja raha hai, Pralay aur Sanjay ka showcase Republic Day parade mein desh ki indigenous defense technology aur contemporary security challenges se nipatne ke liye taiyari ko underscore karta hai.
