Pinaka extended range rocket system successfully tested
- A series of successful tests of the Pinaka Extended Range (Pinaka-ER), Area Denial Munitions (ADM) and indigenously developed fuzes have been conducted at various test ranges.
- Over the last three days, tests have been conducted for the Pinaka-ER Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher System at Pokhran Range.
- With the series of tests, the initial phase of technology absorption of the Pinaka-ER (enhanced range) marks the successful completion by the industry partners, making the enhanced and upgraded rocket system ready for further production.
About Pinaka-ER
- Pinaka-ER is the upgraded version of the earlier Pinaka that has been in service with the Indian Army for the last decade.
- In view of advanced technologies, the system has been designed in light of enhancing the range.
- The system is jointly designed by laboratories of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Armament Research & Development Establishment (ARDE), Pune and High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL), Pune.
- Designed by the ARDE, the Area Denial Munition (ADM) was successfully carried out at Pokhran Field Firing Ranges.
- These trials are part of performance evaluation under technology absorption.
- The indigenously-developed proximity fuzes for Pinaka rockets have also been tested.
- The ARDE, Pune has developed different fuzes for Pinaka rocket for different types of applications.
- After design validation trials, dynamic performance evaluation of these fuzes has been evaluated with flight testing.
- Consistency in the performance of fuzes has been established in consecutive flight trials.
- It is pertinent to note that it is the first time in India, the rockets have been developed through dedicated indigenous R&D efforts and the indigenously developed fuzes will replace the imported fuzes and save foreign exchange.