Overview
- The DRDO conducted a flight test of the Pinaka long‑range guided rocket at ITR Chandipur on Wednesday that validated a user‑defined minimum range of 60 km and an impact on target described as “textbook precision.”
- All deployed range instruments tracked the rocket throughout its trajectory, confirming planned in‑flight manoeuvres and the predicted flight path.
- The LRGR was designed by the Armament Research and Development Establishment in collaboration with the High Energy Materials Research Laboratory, with support from DRDL and Research Centre Imarat.
- The rocket was launched from an in‑service Pinaka launcher, demonstrating that different Pinaka variants of varying ranges can be fired from the same launcher platform.
- Officials, including Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and DRDO leadership, called the test a major milestone for indigenous capability while the programme continues tests and no induction timeline has been announced.