{
  "id": 18461779,
  "title": "DRDO Successfully Tests Indigenous Pralay Surface-To-Surface Missile Off Odisha Coast, Rajnath Singh Hails Major Defence Milestone",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/drdo-successfully-tests-indigenous-pralay-surface-to-surface-missile",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T07:28:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/tech/drdo-successfully-tests-indigenous-pralay-surface-to-surface-missile-off-odisha-coast-rajnath-singh-hails-major-defence-milestone"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh announced on Thursday that the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully conducted a flight test of the Pralay surface-to-surface missile off the coast of Odisha. The test, carried out as part of user evaluation trials, met all stipulated objectives. The missile successfully reached and maintained an altitude of 20 km for over 30 minutes before descending safely. This marks a significant milestone in India's indigenous defence capabilities.",
  "summary": "New Delhi: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully conducted the flight test of the indigenously developed, surface-to-surface 'Pralay' Missile, marking another achievement in India's defence capabilities. The announcement was made by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday. DRDO successfully conducted the flight test of the indigenously developed Pralay…",
  "key_points": [
    "DRDO successfully tests Pralay surface-to-surface missile off Odisha coast",
    "Missile reached 20 km altitude for over 30 minutes",
    "Marks major defence milestone for India"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}