Naveen Congratulates DRDO on Successful Test Firing of Pinaka Rocket off Odisha Coast

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has congratulated the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on successful test firing of the enhanced version of the indigenously developed guided rocket system Pinaka off the coast of Odisha.

“Congratulate @DRDO_India on the successful test firing of the enhanced version of the indigenously developed guided rocket system #Pinaka, off the coast of Odisha”, the CM tweeted.

An advanced version of the DRDO-developed Pinaka rocket was successfully flight tested from Integrated Test Range, Chandipur off the coast of Odisha on Wednesday.

A total of six rockets were launched in series and all the tests met complete mission objectives. The Enhanced version of the Pinaka rocket would replace the existing Pinaka Mk-I rockets which are currently under production.

Pinaka rockets, named after the bow of Lord Shiva, are part of the multi-barrel rocket launcher systems which are already in the Army and have been successfully deployed in operations in both China and Pakistan, according to reports.