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Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket

  • 30 Dec 2025
  • 2 min read

Source: PIB

India successfully conducted the maiden flight test of the indigenously Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket (LRGR 120), with a strike range of approximately 120 kilometers, enhancing the precision-strike capability of the Indian Army’s artillery.

  • Its key features include being a guided rocket with inertial navigation, mid-course updates, and terminal guidance for high accuracy, while its launch from the existing Pinaka launcher ensures a cost-effective upgrade path.

Guided Pinaka Missile System

  • About: The Pinaka Missile System, named after the bow of Lord Shiva, is a high-precision, multi-barrel rocket launcher developed indigenously by the Defence Research and Development Organisation’s (DRDO) Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE).
  • Key Features: Known for high mobility and quick deployment capabilities. Capable of delivering intense and concentrated fire on enemy targets with high accuracy.
  • Variants:
    • Pinaka Mark I: Initial version with a range of 40 km.
    • Pinaka Mark II: Upgraded version with extended range of 70–80 km, expandable up to 120 km and eventually 300 km.
  • Launch Capability: Successfully tested from upgraded launchers, able to fire 12 rockets in a single salvo.

Read More: Guided Pinaka Weapon System

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