Pinaka is a Multi-Barrel Rocket-Launcher (MBRL) system. It is used for attacking the adversary targets prior to the close-quarter battles.
About Pinaka-ER:
- It is the upgraded version of the Pinaka which has been in service with the Indian Army for the last decade.
- The metal weight is lesser compared to the earlier version.
- The range is higher compared to the earlier version.
- Designed by: The system is jointly designed by laboratories of DRDO – Armament Research & Development Establishment (ARDE), Pune and High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL), Pune.
- Range: The extended range of the new Pinaka is over 70 km, as opposed to the 45 km the system currently has.
- It has the ability to strike within 10 metres of where it is aimed, allowing the army to destroy a terrorist camp, or an enemy post, logistics dump or headquarters without needing to send soldiers across the border.
