DRDO Conducts Successful Flight-Test of Pinaka LRGR
The rocket tracked through flight and struck the target precisely, while officials said the test met all planned objectives and validated its guidance system.
- On Wednesday, July 8, 2026, the Defence Research and Development Organisation successfully conducted a flight test of the Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket at the Integrated Test Range in Chandipur, Odisha.
- Validating a user-defined minimum strike range of 60 km, the trial demonstrated the system's ability to fire different Pinaka variants from an in-service launcher, significantly enhancing operational flexibility.
- The rocket followed the predicted trajectory, hitting the designated target with high precision during the flight. Range instrumentation tracked the rocket throughout the test, confirming all planned objectives were achieved.
- Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated the DRDO, the Indian Army, and industry partners for the successful test, describing it as a major milestone in indigenous design and development capability.
- Supporting India's Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, this test follows the successful flight test of the Long-Range Land Attack Cruise Missile last month.
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DRDO conducts successful flight-test of Pinaka LRGR
In a significant development, Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) Wednesday conducted a successful flight-test of Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket (LRGR) at the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur. The rocket was tested for a user defined minimum range of 60 kms. Demonstrating all in-flight manoeuvres as planned, the LRGR impacted on the target with textbook precision exactly following the predicted trajectory. All the deployed…
What Is Pinaka LRGR? DRDO successfully tests long range guided rocket
NEW DELHI: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on July 8 conducted a successful flight-test of Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket (LRGR) at the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur. The rocket was tested for a user-defined minimum range of 60 kms. According to the Ministry of Defence, demonstrating all in-flight manoeuvres as planned, the LRGR impacted on the target with textbook precision exactly following the predicted trajecto…
India conducts successful flight-test of Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket
India successfully conducted a flight test of its Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket. The rocket was tested for a minimum range of sixty kilometers at Chandipur. It demonstrated all planned maneuvers and impacted the target with precision.
DRDO Conducts Successful Flight Test of Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Wednesday conducted a successful flight-test of Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket (LRGR) at the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur. The rocket was tested for a user-defined minimum range of 60 kms. India News | DRDO Conducts Successful Flight Test of Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket.
DRDO successfully tests Pinaka long-range guided rocket; what makes the advanced LRGR a game changer
All range instrumentation deployed during the trial continuously tracked the rocket throughout its flight. The data collected will be used to further validate the weapon system's performance. This is a major boost to the government's Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative under Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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