Source: World Wide Web
India's defense research institutions and the Indian military conducted intensive test firings of new missile weapons in December. India's Ministry of Defence announced that it had successfully test-fired a domestically produced Pralé ballistic missile on December 23, which was India's two consecutive days of test firing of the new missile. After combing through the Indian media, it was found that India test-fired as many as seven new missiles and rocket weapons in December.
The Hindustan Times website reported on December 23 that India had test-fired the Pralai missile twice in two consecutive days. According to reports, India's Ministry of Defense announced on December 23 that India successfully test-fired a domestically produced Pralay ballistic missile that day. This is the second time india has tested the domestically produced conventional missile in two days, and the Indian Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully conducted this missile test in Odisha.
The missile has a range of 150 to 500 kilometers and can be launched in a mobile manner. "During Thursday's launch, the missile was tested with different payloads and ranges to prove the accuracy and lethality of this weapon," India's defense ministry said in a statement.
The report mentioned that just before the two test launches of the Pralai missile, India successfully tested a Agni-P missile from Abdul Karam Island off the coast of Odisha on December 18. It is a new generation of ballistic missiles that can carry nuclear warheads, with a maximum range of up to 2,000 kilometers, "which will further enhance India's deterrence capabilities."
The Hindustan Times website also mentioned that India also successfully test-fired a new type of domestic anti-tank missile a week ago and conducted a test of a domestically produced extended-range rocket. On December 11, the Indian Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Air Force successfully conducted a test launch of the self-developed Off-Zone Anti-Tank (SANT) missile, which is equipped with an advanced millimeter wave seeker with an effective range of up to 10 kilometers; drdo also announced on December 11 that it successfully conducted a test launch of the Pinaka-ER extended range rocket, which increased the range from 36 km to 48 km.
According to a report by the Russian Satellite News Agency on December 13, India's Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) released a message that India successfully tested the "Supersonic Missile Auxiliary Torpedo Launch System" (SMART) in the coastal city of Barassol in Odisha State on the same day.
It is reported that India's "supersonic missile auxiliary torpedo launch system" is a new type of anti-submarine weapon, which was tested for the first time on October 5 last year and was successful. According to reports from the Indian Defence Industry, the missile is equipped with an electrically powered torpedo with a warhead weighing 50 kilograms and a range of about 20 kilometers; by using missile boosts, the range of this weapon has been extended to more than 400 miles (about 643 kilometers) and has a speed of Mach 3.
The "Naval News" website reported on December 8 that India successfully test-fired an air-launched "BrahMos" cruise missile from a Su-30MKI fighter jet on the same day; the New India Express reported on December 7 that the Indian Defense Research and Development Organization successfully conducted another live-fire test of VL-SRSAM (VerticalLy Launched Short-Range Air Defense Missile) at the test site in Chandippur on the same day.