Indian Navy commissions indigenous static firing facility 'Trinetra' at Naval Station Bheemunipatnam
On 8 October 2025 the Indian Navy commissioned 'Trinetra', an indigenously designed static firing facility for testing naval weapon systems, at Naval Station Bheemunipatnam near Visakhapatnam.
Summary
On 8 October 2025 Vice Admiral Rajesh Pendharkar, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command, inaugurated 'Trinetra', a state-of-the-art static firing facility for testing naval weapon systems, at Naval Station Bheemunipatnam near Visakhapatnam (PIB, 9 October 2025). The indigenously designed and developed facility will record key performance parameters of missiles, rockets and related systems to scientifically assess their combat-worthiness, reducing dependence on foreign original equipment manufacturers for life extension of naval armament.
Key facts
- Facility
- 'Trinetra' — static firing facility for naval weapons
- Place/date
- Naval Station Bheemunipatnam, near Visakhapatnam — 8 Oct 2025
- Inaugurated by
- Vice Adm Rajesh Pendharkar, FOC-in-C, Eastern Naval Command
- Purpose
- Record performance of missiles, rockets; life extension without foreign OEMs
- Design
- Indigenous
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Where did the Indian Navy commission the static firing facility 'Trinetra' in October 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Naval Station Bheemunipatnam, near Visakhapatnam
PIB: the Static Firing Facility 'Trinetra' was inaugurated on 8 October 2025 at Naval Station Bheemunipatnam, near Visakhapatnam.
Consider the following statements about the 'Trinetra' facility: 1. It was inaugurated by the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command. 2. It is indigenously designed and records key performance parameters of missiles, rockets and related systems. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 2 only
Only 2 is correct. PIB: Trinetra was inaugurated by Vice Admiral Rajesh Pendharkar, FOC-in-C, Eastern (not Western) Naval Command; it is indigenously designed and captures key performance parameters of missiles, rockets and related systems.