<p>India's indigenously developed Pinaka missile system, which is capable of striking up to a range of 75 kilometres with high precision, was successfully flight-tested on Thursday, a defence statement said.</p>.<p>The Pinaka MK-II rocket is modified as a missile by integrating navigation, control and guidance system to improve the end accuracy and enhance the range, it said.</p>.<p>Developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the artillery missile system was fired from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur near here.</p>.<p>The Navigation system of the missile is also aided by the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System.</p>.<p>"The mission achieved all the objectives including enhancing the range, accuracy and sub-system functionality," the statement said.</p>.<p>The missile was fired from Pinaka launcher system in deployment configuration. The flight article was tracked by multiple range systems such as telemetry, radars and electro- optical targeting system which confirmed the textbook flight performance, it said.</p>.<p>Earlier in March, three successful trials of the Pinaka guided rocket system were conducted from Pokhran test range in Rajasthan. </p>
<p>India's indigenously developed Pinaka missile system, which is capable of striking up to a range of 75 kilometres with high precision, was successfully flight-tested on Thursday, a defence statement said.</p>.<p>The Pinaka MK-II rocket is modified as a missile by integrating navigation, control and guidance system to improve the end accuracy and enhance the range, it said.</p>.<p>Developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the artillery missile system was fired from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur near here.</p>.<p>The Navigation system of the missile is also aided by the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System.</p>.<p>"The mission achieved all the objectives including enhancing the range, accuracy and sub-system functionality," the statement said.</p>.<p>The missile was fired from Pinaka launcher system in deployment configuration. The flight article was tracked by multiple range systems such as telemetry, radars and electro- optical targeting system which confirmed the textbook flight performance, it said.</p>.<p>Earlier in March, three successful trials of the Pinaka guided rocket system were conducted from Pokhran test range in Rajasthan. </p>