India successfully test-fired its surface-to-surface quick reaction tactical missile "Prahaar", which has a range of 150 km. Prahaar is capable of carrying different types of warheads and will be operated by the Army as a battlefield support system.
The missile will be helpful in filling gaps between Pinaka multi-barrel rockets with 40 km range and Prithvi ballistic missiles with ranges between 250 and 350 km.
The uniqueness of the missile with a payload of 200 kg is that "in one salvo, six missiles can be fired at multiple targets in all directions covering the entire azimuth plane".
The missile system developed by the DRDO in less than two years will provide the Army a cost-effective, quick reaction, all-weather, all-terrain, highly-accurate battlefield support tactical system.
The 7.3-m-long missile with a 420 mm diameter weighs 1,280 kg and goes to a height of 35 km before striking its target at 150 km in 4 minutes and 10 seconds.
"The missile equipped with state-of-the-art high-accuracy navigation, guidance and electro-mechanical actuation system with latest on board computer achieved terminal accuracy of less than 10 m,
Prahaar is capable of being launched from the road mobile system, which can carry six missiles at a time and can be fired in salvo mode. During the test, the flight path of the missile was tracked and monitored by various radar systems and electro-optical systems located along the coast of Orissa.
The missile will be helpful in filling gaps between Pinaka multi-barrel rockets with 40 km range and Prithvi ballistic missiles with ranges between 250 and 350 km.
The uniqueness of the missile with a payload of 200 kg is that "in one salvo, six missiles can be fired at multiple targets in all directions covering the entire azimuth plane".
The missile system developed by the DRDO in less than two years will provide the Army a cost-effective, quick reaction, all-weather, all-terrain, highly-accurate battlefield support tactical system.
The 7.3-m-long missile with a 420 mm diameter weighs 1,280 kg and goes to a height of 35 km before striking its target at 150 km in 4 minutes and 10 seconds.
"The missile equipped with state-of-the-art high-accuracy navigation, guidance and electro-mechanical actuation system with latest on board computer achieved terminal accuracy of less than 10 m,
Prahaar is capable of being launched from the road mobile system, which can carry six missiles at a time and can be fired in salvo mode. During the test, the flight path of the missile was tracked and monitored by various radar systems and electro-optical systems located along the coast of Orissa.
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