Pinaka Rocket Range: Everything You Need To Know
- The Pinaka Mk-II rocket, which has a range of 60 kilometres, was created by ARDE because the Indian Army needs a free fire rocket with increased range.
- The rocket launcher can neutralise a 700 500 square metre area in 48 seconds and has two pods, each containing six rockets.
The indigenous Pinaka rockets, a multiple-rocket launcher with a maximum range of 60 kilometres, have successfully completed their trial run with the Indian Army. The Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Make in India” effort in the nation’s defence industry has taken a giant stride forward with this.
Pinaka rockets with an increased range that were designed and produced domestically underwent a dry run in Balasore and Pokhran, DRDO. The ANI report cited defence officials when it said that Range Pinaka rockets created by the DRDO have undergone user trials at Balasore and Pokhran during the past few weeks. the “Make in India” effort in the defence industry has reached a significant milestone.
News agency ANI claimed that the DRDO stated that the system’s makers, Munitions India Limited and Economic Explosives Limited, satisfied all user requirements required to complete the trials. DRDO officials, the trials’ successful conclusion is a step in the right direction for the Indian government’s “Make in India” effort in the field of defence.
More About The Pinaka Rockets
A free-flight artillery rocket is included in the Pinaka Multi-Barrel Rocket Launcher (MBRL), a multiple rocket launcher made in India for the Indian Army. The Pinaka Mark-I has a 40-kilometer maximum range, while the Mark-I improved version has a 60-kilometer maximum range.
The Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE), a DRDO unit, created the Pinaka MBRL. The primary DRDO lab working on the creation of conventional armaments, or weapons having the potential to do harm, is the ARDE, which is based in Pune.
The DRDO, the Pinaka Mark-I and Mark-II are equipped with multi-tube launchers, replenishment cum-loaders, replenishment vehicles, and command post vehicles. The rocket launcher can neutralise a 700 500 square metre area in 48 seconds and has two pods, each containing six rockets.
The Pinaka Mk-II rocket, which has a range of 60 kilometres, was created by ARDE because the Indian Army needs a free fire rocket with increased range. Pinaka Mark I Enhanced and Pinaka Area Denial Munition (ADM) were shot from the Army Test Range at Pokhran on April 9, 2022, as part of developmental testing for consistency and accuracy. In 2022, the user trials took place on August 24. Yantra India Limited, a defence business situated in Nagpur, is the manufacturer of the Pinaka ADM.
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