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Pinaka-ER Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher System                                      

13th December, 2021 Security and Defence

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Context: The Pinaka-ER Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher System was successfully tested at Pokharan range.

About Pinaka-ER Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher System:

  • This 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.
  • The Pinaka-ER is the upgraded version of earlier Pinaka version which has been in service with the Indian Army for the last decade.
  • The system has been designed in the light of emerging requirements with advanced technologies enhancing the range.
  • A battery of six launchers of Pinaka can fire a salvo of 72 rockets in 44 seconds, thereby neutralising an area of 1000mX800m.

https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1780412