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Pinaka long-range guided rocket hits 120 km in maiden test

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: Pinaka long-range guided rocket hits 120 km in maiden test (GS3 · Defence, 29 December 2025)

What happened

  • The Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket (LRGR 120) had its first flight test at ITR Chandipur on 29 December 2025 and reached its full 120 km range [PIB].

Background

  • Pinaka is India’s multi-barrel rocket system. Armenia has bought it.

Why it matters

  • A 120 km guided rocket costs less than a missile and adds deep-strike artillery.

How to use this in Mains

GS-III Security; indigenisation of technology

  1. As per PIB (2025-12-29): the Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket (LRGR 120) had its first flight test at ITR Chandipur on 29 December 2025 and reached its full 120 km range.
  2. A 120 km guided rocket costs less than a missile and adds deep-strike artillery.
Quotable data point

The Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket (LRGR 120) had its first flight test at ITR Chandipur on 29 December 2025 and reached its full 120 km range.

PIB: Defence: Pinaka LRGR maiden test, 29 Dec 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: Pinaka.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

Range tested

Answer (c) & explanation

PIB.

Practice · UPSC

Test site

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

Practice · UPSC

Pinaka export customer

Answer (a) & explanation

PIB.

Official source: PIB: Defence: Pinaka LRGR maiden test, 29 Dec 2025

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