DRDO conducts maiden flight test of Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket (LRGR 120)
DRDO successfully conducted the maiden flight test of the Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket (LRGR 120) at its 120 km maximum range at the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, on 29 December 2025.
Summary
DRDO successfully conducted the maiden flight test of the Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket (LRGR 120) at the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, on 29 December 2025, testing it to its maximum range of 120 km with all planned in-flight manoeuvres and a precise hit on target. The rocket was designed by the Armament Research and Development Establishment with the High Energy Materials Research Laboratory, supported by the Defence Research and Development Laboratory and Research Centre Imarat. LRGR 120 was fired from the in-service Pinaka launcher, showing that Pinaka variants of different ranges can be launched from the same launcher; Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh called it a game changer.
Key facts
- Test
- Maiden flight, 29 December 2025
- Venue
- Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur
- Range
- 120 km (maximum)
- Design
- ARDE with HEMRL; support from DRDL and RCI
- Launcher
- In-service Pinaka launcher
- Witnessed by
- DRDO Chairman Dr Samir V Kamat
Practice MCQs 2 questions
In its maiden flight test on 29 December 2025, the Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket was tested for its maximum range of:
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Correct answer: D — 120 km
PIB (Defence): LRGR 120 was tested for its maximum range of 120 km at ITR Chandipur, demonstrating all planned in-flight manoeuvres.
Consider the following statements about the Pinaka LRGR 120 test of 29 December 2025: 1. The rocket was designed by ARDE in association with HEMRL. 2. A new dedicated launcher had to be developed to fire the rocket. 3. The test was carried out at the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — 1 and 3 only
PIB (Defence): ARDE designed the rocket with HEMRL and the test was at ITR Chandipur. It was fired from the in-service Pinaka launcher, not a new one, so statement 2 is wrong.