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What is the News?
The Pinaka-ER Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher System was successfully tested at the Pokhran range in Jaisalmer district.
What is Pinaka-ER?
Pinaka-ER is the upgraded version of the Pinaka which has been in service with the Indian Army for the last decade.
Designed by: The system is jointly designed by laboratories of Defence Research and Development Organisation (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.
Moreover, 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.
What is Pinaka?
Pinaka is a multiple rocket launcher. It is used for attacking the adversary targets prior to the close-quarter battles.
| Read more: DRDO successfully test-fires Pinaka, 122 mm Caliber rockets |
Source: This post is based on the article “Successful tests carried out for Pinaka Extended Range System, Area Denial Munitions & New Indigenous Fuzes” published in PIB on 11th December 2021.
