Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket (LRGR)
Prelims:
Science & Technology, Defence
Mains:
GS Paper III-Science & Technology, Defence & Security
Current relevance:
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted the flight-test of the Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket (LRGR) at the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur, Odisha.
Highlights:
DRDO successfully tested the Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket (LRGR) from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur.
Developing Agencies:
Designed by the Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE).
Developed in collaboration with:
a.High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL)
b.Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL)
c.Research Centre Imarat (RCI)
About Pinaka LRGR
An indigenously developed precision-guided rocket system developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
It is designed to provide long-range, high-precision strike capability for the Indian Army.
The LRGR was successfully flight-tested from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), demonstrating a minimum range of 60 km.
Source: https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2282572®=48&lang=1