New Delhi, July 8: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Wednesday successfully conducted the flight-test of the Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket (LRGR) from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur, Odisha, validating its precision strike capability at a user-defined minimum range of 60 kilometres.
According to the Defence Ministry, the rocket executed all planned in-flight manoeuvres and struck the designated target with “textbook precision,” following the predicted trajectory. The entire flight was tracked by deployed range instrumentation throughout the mission.
The Pinaka LRGR has been designed by the Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE) in collaboration with the High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL), with support from the Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL) and Research Centre Imarat (RCI). The trial was coordinated by the Integrated Test Range (ITR) and the Proof & Experimental Establishment (PXE).
The rocket was launched from the in-service Pinaka launcher, demonstrating the system’s capability to fire different variants of the Pinaka family with varying ranges from the same launcher, thereby enhancing operational flexibility for the Indian Army.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated DRDO, the Indian Army and industry partners on the successful test, describing it as a major milestone in India’s indigenous capability to design and develop long-range guided rocket systems.
Defence Secretary and DRDO Chairman Rajesh Kumar Singh closely monitored the trial and commended all the teams involved for the successful execution of the test.
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