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DRDO conducts successful flight-test of Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket
DRDO Flight-tests Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket
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Samachar Pathshala Desk
Published 8 Jul 2026 · 1 min
Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted a successful flight-test of Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket (LRGR) at the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur on July 08, 2026.
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