DRDO successfully conducts maiden flight test of Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket

The maiden flight test of the Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket (LRGR-120) was successfully conducted on Monday (December 29), marking a major milestone in India’s precision strike and long-range artillery capability. The test was conducted at Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur town in the Balasore district of Odisha

The rocket was tested for its maximum range of 120 kms demonstrating all in-flight manoeuvres as planned. The LRGR impacted the target with textbook precision, the defence ministry said.

"The maiden flight test of Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket (LRGR 120) was conducted successfully at Integrated Test Range, Chandipur today," the ministry said.

All the deployed range instruments tracked the flight throughout its trajectory. The LRGR was launched from the in-service Pinaka launcher demonstrating its versatility and providing launch capability of Pinaka variants of



different range from the same launcher, officials said.

This rocket is designed by the Armament Research and Development Establishment in association with High Energy Materials Research Laboratory, with support from the Defence Research and Development Laboratory and the Research Centre Imarat, the ministry said.

The flight trial was coordinated by ITR and Proof and Experimental Establishment.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has congratulated the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and other stakeholders on this achievement. He stated that the successful design and development of long-range guided rockets will boost the capabilities of the Armed Forces, terming it as a game-changer.

Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman, DRDO Dr Samir V Kamat, witnessed the trial and congratulated all the teams for accomplishing the mission objectives.