DRDO conducts successful flight test of Pinaka rocket

9 JULY 2026

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted a flight test of the Pinaka long range guided rocket from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, validating its user-defined minimum strike range of 60 km.
The rocket executed all planned in-flight manoeuvres and hit the designated target with high precision, following the predicted trajectory, the Defence Ministry said.
The rocket was launched from an in-service Pinaka launcher, demonstrating the system’s ability to fire different variants of the Pinaka rocket family with varying ranges from the same launcher, enhancing operational flexibility.
Pinaka is an indigenous multiple rocket launcher (MRL) developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for the Indian Army.
It is manufactured by Tata Advanced Systems and Larsen & Toubro .
It entered into service in late 1990s
The weapon is named after Pinaka, the legendary bow of Lord Shiva.