'Prahaar' First Flight Test Successful
The test was carried out at 8.15 a.m. from Launch Complex-III at Integrated Test Range (ITR) by missile scientists of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), which designed and developed the weapon system to replace unguided rockets of short range and meet the services requirement for such a battlefield weapon system.
Scientific Advisor Defence Minister, Vijay Kumar Saraswat, who witnessed the launch said that the 7.8 metre long missile weighing 1.2 tonnes had high manoeuvrability and speed-up and could be quickly deployed in any field by a road mobile launcher. Each launcher will carry six missiles.
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) sources said after the launch that the mission was a successful.
The single-stage, solid-fuelled missile adjust in onto the pre-designated target in the Bay of Bengal with a high degree of accuracy. All the radars, electro-optical systems and telemetry stations, besides a ship located in the closeness recorded the whole event.
The new system will be initially made operational in the Army. It will replace the unguided Pinaka multi-barrel rocket launcher (40 km range) and Smerch (90 km) rocket systems.
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