NE NEWS SERVICE
NEW DELHI, NOV 4
The DRDO on Wednesday said it successfully test-fired a new version of the Pinaka rocket system off the coast of Odisha.
The premier military research organisation said a total of six rockets were launched in quick succession and the tests met “complete mission objectives”.
“Enhanced version of PINAKA Rocket System, developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has been successfully flight-tested from Integrated Test Range, Chandipur off the coast of Odisha today,” it tweeted.
The DRDO said the enhanced version of the Pinaka rocket system would replace the existing Pinaka Mk-I rockets, which are currently under production.
The Pinaka rockets have a range of around 37 km.
The rocket has a state-of-the-art guidance navigation and control system with which it has become efficient to identify its target and hit it.
The development of the enhanced Pinaka system was taken up to achieve longer range performance compared to the earlier designs with a reduced length.
The design and development have been carried out by Pune-based DRDO laboratories, Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE), and High Energy Materials Research Laboratory, they said.
In the last two months, India has test-fired several missiles, including a new version of the surface-to-surface supersonic cruise missile BrahMos and an anti-radiation missile named Rudram-1
