Prahaar Missile: Which way a Head

[thestringshredder]

It was a early morning missile test close to two years ago when DRDO successfully test fired Prahaar, a single stage missile short-range surface-to-surface missile with a range of 150 km and fuelled by solid propellants, it was first and only test of the missile which was carried out by DRDO.

Indian army which was supposed to be its main operator has still not able to find role for it, in its missile arsenal, when idrw.org contacted multiple sources it was informed to us that missile development was not requested by Indian army and army is not able to make any decision about its role and possible induction time frame.

DRDO which was hoping that Prahaar will fill the gap between Pinaka, the multi-barrel rocket system, which has a range of 45 km and the Prithiv missile that can attack targets 250 km to 350 km away. Prahaar is categorised as a “battlefield tactical missile” by DRDO but Prahaar been a conventional missile cannot replace nuclear capable Prithiv missile and it will be expensive to use such an advance missile for the role of long range rocket system.

Indian army already possess long range Heavy rocket launchers Russian made BM-30 Smerch and plans are to go in for local manufacturing soon in India, DRDO itself reportedly is working on Pinaka-II which will exceed range of Smerch bringing it very close to Prahaar range. Satellite navigation and direction correction systems are already providing better accuracy to multi-barrel rocket system; it will be difficult for Indian army to find a role for Prahaar Missile in its arsenal.

Link - Prahaar Missile: Which way a Head | idrw.org

 

[J-30]

IN army is pro foreign products and dont appreciate local innovation, also there is disconnect between the R&D and the customer( army), if they dont know where they should induct, why did the R&D make it??

 

[IndianArmy]

IN army is pro foreign products and dont appreciate local innovation, also there is disconnect between the R&D and the customer( army), if they dont know where they should induct, why did the R&D make it??

it will be expensive to use such an advance missile for the role of long range rocket system.Indian army already possess long range Heavy rocket launchers Russian made BM-30 Smerch and plans are to go in for local manufacturing soon in India, DRDO itself reportedly is working on Pinaka-II which will exceed range of Smerch bringing it very close to Prahaar range

R&D institutions demonstrate their capabilities to their customers, its upto the user to decide. The Money is not wasted, these technologies would go into Pinaka MK2

 

[Roybot]

We can try and export this system to countries like Vietnam and Afghanistan.

 

[IndianArmy]

We can try and export this system to countries like Vietnam and Afghanistan.

It is Expensive and far advance for a long range rocket system, there would be no buyers for this missile. India can instead export the Pinaka MK2