Balasore: India sucessfully flight-tested its indigenously developed Pinaka missile system for the second consecutive day from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur off Odisha coast,
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Developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the Pinaka MK-II rocket is modified as a missile by integrating the navigation, control and guidance system to improve the end accuracy and enhance the range.
In a similar test conducted on Thursday, the missile was fired from Pinaka launcher system in deployment configuration. The flight article was tracked by multiple range systems like telemetry, radars and electro-optical targeting system (EOTS), which confirmed the textbook flight performance.
Earlier in March, three successful trials of the Pinaka guided rocket system were conducted from Pokhran test range in Rajasthan.