An upgraded version of pinaka rocket was successfully test fired from the Proof & Experiment Establishment (PXE) at chandipur in odisha. The rocket is upgraded with a guidance system and it's range is also increased.
A defense source said that two round of tests have been conducted and some more rounds have been planned.The prior pinaka rocket was an unguided one,but now it has been upgraded into a guided version,with a navigation,guidance and control kit.
Source from DRDO said that,this conversion helped in enhancing the accuracy and range of pinaka. Earlier version of pinaka has range of 40 km but now upgraded version has range of 70 km.
