Pinaka Weapon System

• DRDO has successfully conducted the maiden flight test of the Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket (LRGR).
• The test validated the rocket’s maximum strike range of 120 km.

About Pinaka Weapon System

• Pinaka is a Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher (MBRL) system.
• An MBRL is an artillery platform capable of firing multiple rockets in quick succession.
• The system is used for long-range artillery bombardment.
• It is also used for softening enemy positions before close combat, meaning weakening defences prior to ground operations.

Design and Development

• Pinaka has been designed by the Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE).
  • ARDE functions under the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
• The design effort was carried out in association with the High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL).
  • HEMRL specializes in the development of energetic materials such as propellants and explosives.
• The project received additional support from the Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL).
• It was also supported by the Research Centre Imarat (RCI), which focuses on missile and guidance technologies.