Army, Air Force To Get 120 Pralay Missiles As India’s Rocket Force Starts To Take Shape

The defence ministry has given the go-ahead for the Indian Air Force and Army to buy 120 Pralay missiles. This will make it much easier for the Indian military to attack China.

The Indian Rocket Force will use these missiles in the future.

Pralay Missile

Pralay is a surface-to-surface missile (SSM) that can travel between 150 and 500 km. It can carry a bomb that weighs between 350 and 700 kilogrammes.

The missile has a quasi-ballistic trajectory, which means that it flies faster than a ballistic trajectory but stays lower than a ballistic trajectory. The missile can also change its course while it’s in the air. It makes it more likely that the missile will get through the enemy’s defences.

Pralay will mostly be used to hit things like ammunition dumps, petrol, oil, and lubricants depots (POL), command and control nodes, air bases, and hardened targets. Because Pralay has a high final speed, it will be able to hit hardened targets.

The missile comes in the form of a canister. This makes the missile system very mobile and also cuts down on the time it takes to fire a missile at a target. This also gives the system a quick way to get away from enemy attacks.

India’s Rocket Forces

General Bipin Rawat, who has since passed away, was the first person to suggest making a rocket force.

People’s Liberation Army Rocket Forces (PLARF) is the name of China’s rocket force. It is thought to be the largest rocket force in the world. It has a huge number of rockets, ballistic missiles, and cruise missiles.

If India and China went to war, the PLARF would first attack India’s command and control nodes, ammo dumps, POL depots, air bases, and other important infrastructure to make India less able to fight.

At the moment, the Indian Air force, Navy, and Army each have their own missile force, and they don’t work together.

With the launch of Rocket force, India’s missile force integration will enter a new era. It will make economies of scale and let a lot of firepower be used at once. PLARF will also be scared off by rocket forces.

The Indian military already has BrahMos cruise missiles with a long range that can be used for precise strikes. But each missile costs about 35 crore, so they will probably only be used against high-value targets.

The Pralay missiles will not only make it easier for India to attack in Tibet, but they will also be cheaper for the forces.

“The Indian Air Force would get the missile first, and then the Indian Army is likely to get it,”