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| DRDO-developed Enhanced Range Pinaka rockets’ user trials conducted at Balasore&Pokhran in past few weeks |
Being produced by Indian defence industry partners, the extended range Pinaka system is developed by Pune-based Armanent Research and Development Establishment (ARDE), one of the weapons -development laboratories of the DRDO. The trials of extended range Pinaka system were conducted in presence of DRDO officials and Indian Army personnel.
In April, Pinaka MK-1 Enhanced Rocket System (EPRS) and the Pinaka Area Denial Munition Rocket Systems (ADM) were successfully test-fired at the Pokhran firing range. “Pinaka Mk-I (Enhanced) Rocket System (EPRS) and Pinaka Area Denial Munition (ADM) rocket systems have been successfully flight-tested by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Army at Pokhran firing ranges,” the Ministry of Defence had said in a statement.
The technology was transferred to Munitions India Limited (MIL) and Economic Explosives Limited, Nagpur for the production of the system.
Last year as well, the agency had successfully test-fired Pinaka rockets from Multi-Barrel Rocket Launcher (MBRL) at Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, Odisha. The development of the system is being viewed as a milestone in the Make in India program, which aims at achieving self-reliance in defence besides other sectors.
