{"id":115056,"date":"2021-06-28T11:09:30","date_gmt":"2021-06-28T05:39:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=115056"},"modified":"2021-07-01T11:46:54","modified_gmt":"2021-07-01T06:16:54","slug":"drdo-successfully-test-fires-pinaka-122-mm-caliber-rockets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/drdo-successfully-test-fires-pinaka-122-mm-caliber-rockets\/","title":{"rendered":"DRDO successfully test-fires Pinaka, 122 mm Caliber rockets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">What is the News?<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Defence\u00a0Research and Development\u00a0Organisation(DRDO) has successfully test fired an enhanced range version of\u00a0Pinaka\u00a0rocket and 122 mm Caliber rocket at Integrated Test Range (ITR),\u00a0Chandipur\u00a0off the coast of Odisha.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">About\u00a0Pinaka\u00a0Rocket:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"58\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"46\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Pinaka\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">is a multi-barrel rocket-launcher (MBRL) system named after Shiva\u2019s bow.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"58\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"47\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Purpose:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">It is a long range artillery system used for attacking the\u00a0enemy before\u00a0the close battles.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"58\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"48\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Origin:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">The development of the\u00a0Pinaka\u00a0was started by the DRDO in the late 1980s. It is\u00a0an alternative to the multi-barrel rocket launching systems of Russian make called \u2018Grad\u2019.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Enhanced Version of\u00a0Pinaka\u00a0Rocket:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"59\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"49\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Developed by:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">It<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">has been developed jointly by Pune-based DRDO labs Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE) ,and High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL) with manufacturing support from Economic Explosives Limited, Nagpur.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"59\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"50\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Range:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">The enhanced range version can destroy targets at distances up to 45 km.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"59\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"51\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Moreover<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, these enhanced version of\u00a0Pinaka\u00a0will replace the\u00a0Pinaka\u00a0Mk-1 missiles which are currently used by regiments of the Indian Army along India\u2019s frontiers with China and Pakistan.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Enhanced Version of 122mm\u00a0Calibre\u00a0Rockets:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"60\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"52\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Developed by:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">It<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">has been developed jointly by Pune-based DRDO labs Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE) ,and High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL) with manufacturing support from Economic Explosives Limited, Nagpur.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"60\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"53\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Range:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">These rockets have been developed for Army\u00a0applications. It\u00a0can destroy targets up to 40 km.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u00b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"60\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"54\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">These rockets\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">would replace the existing 122 mm Grad rockets.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Source:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.business-standard.com\/article\/current-affairs\/drdo-successfully-test-fires-pinaka-122-mm-caliber-rockets-govt-statement-121062501416_1.html\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Business Standard<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the News?\u00a0\u00a0 Defence\u00a0Research and Development\u00a0Organisation(DRDO) has successfully test fired an enhanced range version of\u00a0Pinaka\u00a0rocket and 122 mm Caliber rocket at Integrated Test Range (ITR),\u00a0Chandipur\u00a0off the coast of Odisha.\u00a0\u00a0 About\u00a0Pinaka\u00a0Rocket:\u00a0\u00a0 Pinaka\u00a0is a multi-barrel rocket-launcher (MBRL) system named after Shiva\u2019s bow.\u00a0\u00a0 Purpose:\u00a0It is a long range artillery system used for attacking the\u00a0enemy before\u00a0the close battles.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/drdo-successfully-test-fires-pinaka-122-mm-caliber-rockets\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">DRDO successfully test-fires Pinaka, 122 mm Caliber rockets<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8043,1566,1738,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-115056","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-affairs-cat","category-daily-factly-articles","category-science-and-technology-daily-factly-articles","category-public","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":0,"cached_at":1700781555,"cached_date":1704806864},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115056","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=115056"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115056\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=115056"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=115056"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=115056"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}