Defense Ministry approves acquisition of Pralay ballistic missiles system
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n a major boost to the Army, the Defense Ministry has granted approval for the acquisition of a regiment of Pralay ballistic missiles that will be deployed along the Line of Actual Control and the Line of Control .
According to Defense Ministry officials, the decision was taken at the recent meeting of the Defense Acquisition Council (DAC).
The officials said that the addition of the Pralay, a short-range ballistic surface-to-surface (SRBM) missile, will give more firepower and heft to the Army's war-fighting capabilities. The missile will give the armed forces the capability to hit enemy positions and key installations in actual battlefield areas.
It is India's first tactical quasi-ballistic missile. Pralay, along with the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, will form the crux of India's planned Rocket Force.
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