DRDO-developed Pinaka missile successfully test-fired from Chandipur range

An upgraded version of India's indigenously developed Pinaka guided rocket system was successfully test-fired from a base on Odisha coast on Thursday in a boost to the Army's artillery power.

Chandipur (Odisha): India successfully conducted another test-firing of its indigenously-developed Pinaka guided missile system from a test range of Odisha coast on Thursday.

The test was carried out from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur in the afternoon. Developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the Pinaka is an artillery missile system that is capable of striking into enemy territory up to a range of 75 km with high precision.

Two rounds of trials of the missile was conducted at Pokhran range in Rajasthan in March this year.