Updated On: 29 December, 2025 10:07 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
The LRGR 120 has been designed by the Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE), in collaboration with the High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL)

The rocket was tested for its full strike range of 120 kilometres. Pic/Defence PRO
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India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully carried out the maiden flight test of the Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket (LRGR 120) on Monday. The test was conducted at the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Chandipur of Odisha.
The rocket was tested for its full strike range of 120 kilometres and performed all planned in-flight manoeuvres. According to officials, it hit the target with high accuracy.