US EditionDRDO Successfully Tests 120-Km Strike Range Pinaka Rockets
The test validated the Pinaka rocket's 120 km range and precision, with the Defence Acquisition Council approving its procurement for the Indian Army.
- On Monday at the Integrated Test Range in Chandipur, the Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket completed its maiden flight test, reaching 120 km and hitting the target precisely.
- The developers at ARDE and HEMRL say the LRGR was designed with DRDL and RCI support, and the trial was coordinated by ITR and Proof & Experimental Establishment using an in-service Pinaka launcher.
- Range data showed all deployed range instruments tracked the Pinaka LRGR's flight, while the Indian Army and Chief of Army Staff Gen Upendra Dwivedi strongly support it and Armenia has purchased it.
- The Defence Acquisition Council cleared the LRGR project for the Indian Army the same afternoon, and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated DRDO while Dr Samir V Kamat witnessed the trial.
- The test positions the system to strengthen the Indian Army's long-range precision strike capability, while prior exports to Armenia and European interest boost DRDO's defence-industry opportunities.
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India has successfully test-fired the Pinaka-LRGR-120 rocket in Chandipur, Odisha. This new version, with a range increased from 40 kilometers to 120 kilometers, allows it to destroy enemy airbases, military installations, and command centers with precision from a distance. The rocket is equipped with a navigation and control kit and can engage targets within a range of 10 meters.
DRDO Successfully Conducts Maiden Flight Test of 120 Km Strike Range Pinaka Rockets
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Interestingly, the maiden trial of the 120 km-range rockets was conducted on the same day the project was cleared for the Indian Army by the Defence Acquisition Council meeting held in the afternoon today. India News | DRDO Successfully Conducts Maiden Flight Test of 120 Km Strike Range Pinaka Rockets.
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