{"id":80432,"date":"2026-07-10T12:05:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T06:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=80432"},"modified":"2026-07-10T12:51:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T07:21:04","slug":"pinaka-long-range-guided-rocket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/pinaka-long-range-guided-rocket\/","title":{"rendered":"Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Defence Research &amp; Development Organisation <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/defence-research-and-development-organisation-drdo\/\" target=\"_blank\">(DRDO)<\/a><\/strong> conducted a successful flight-test of Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket (LRGR) at the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an <\/span><b>extended-range, precision-guided rocket<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> developed for the Indian <\/span><b>Army\u2019s Pinaka Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS).<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has been developed by the <\/span><b>Armament Research and Development Establishment<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (ARDE) in association with the High Energy Materials Research Laboratory, Hyderabad-based Research Centre Imarat (RCI) and <\/span><b>Defence Research and Development Laboratory<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (DRDL).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Features of Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Range:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Its maximum strike range of <\/span><b>around 120 kilometres.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Backward compatibility:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The rockets are backward compatible, meaning they can fit into existing launch systems without any significant structural changes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Guidance system for improved accuracy:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It makes it highly effective in mountainous terrain, where precision is critical.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the Guided Pinaka system, launchers <\/span><b>carry eight guided rockets<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> due to additional electronic components.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is equipped with a <\/span><b>guidance system<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that significantly improves accuracy, enabling it to engage targets such as enemy artillery positions, command nodes and logistics installations at long distances.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2282572&amp;reg=48&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket is an extended-range, precision-guided rocket developed for the Indian Army\u2019s Pinaka Multiple Launch Rocket System 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