Integrated Test Range

The Integrated Test Range (ITR) is a Test and Evaluation (T&E) centre of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).^[1] Located in Balasore, Odisha, it provide safe and reliable launch facilities for performance evaluation of rockets, missiles and air-borne weapon system.^[2] The present director of ITR is Sri. H K Ratha.

Integrated Test Range

Launch Complex-III (LC-III) Chandipur
Established	1982
Director	Sri. K Suchendar
Location	Balasore, Odisha, India 21.437°N 87.016°E / 21.437; 87.016
Operating agency	DRDO
Website	https://www.drdo.gov.in/labs-and-establishments/integrated-test-range-itr

History

This section is an excerpt from Abdul Kalam Island § Integrated Test Range.[edit]

The Integrated Test Range (ITR) is a missile testing facility composed of two complexes - Launch Complex-IV (LC-IV) located on Abdul Kalam Island and Launch Complex-III (LC-III) located at Chandipur.

As of April 2024, DRDO is working to establish a missile test range at Junput area in West Bengal. The location is 177 km from Kolkata, 40 km from Digha and 70 km from Chandipur. The Range will cover an area of 8.73 acres. The project received approval from Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.^[3]

On 10 October 2024, the Cabinet Committee on Security approved the proposal for the establishment of a new missile testing range in Nagayalanka region in Andhra Pradesh. This will likely be the revival of the Machilipatnam Test Range Project.^[4]

On 25 February 2025, DRDO and Indian Navy have successfully conducted flight trials of a first-of-its-kind naval antiship missile (NASM-SR) that has ‘Man-in-Loop’ features, which is unique as it gives the capability of inflight targeting. ^[5]