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Pinaka (lit. ' Bow ') is a multiple rocket launcher produced in India and developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for the Indian Army.The system has a maximum range of 45 km (28 mi) for Mark-I Enhanced [7] and 90 km (56 mi) for Mark-II ER version, [8] and can fire a salvo of 12 HE rockets per launcher in 44 seconds.
Multiple Rocket Launcher Artillery BM-21 'Grad' Soviet Union: 122mm Up to 50 [57] [56] TOS-1 Russia: 220mm N/A [56] Pinaka India: 214mm 4 batteries (24 launchers) Armenia has ordered 4 batteries of Pinaka Mk1 systems worth $250 million. WM-80 China: 273mm 8 [57] [56] BM-30 'Smerch' Russia: 300mm 2 [57] [56] AR1A China: 300mm 6 [65] Reportedly ...
Rocket artillery Pinaka MBRL: Multiple rocket launchers: Mk 1 - 72+ launchers (as of 2024) [217] [218] India: Status: In service. Mk 1: 37–45 km range; Mk 2: 60 km range [219] As of 2014, about 5,000 missiles are being produced every year. [220] 6 more Pinaka regiments on order to be produced by L&T and TASL.
On 26 January 2025, the Pralay twin launcher system based on Ashok Leyland 12×12 high mobility vehicle was featured at the 76th Republic Day Parade. The development of the missile is now over. [16] [45] Pralay, Nirbhay, BrahMos and Pinaka will become part of the Integrated Rocket Force (IRF), a separate entity from the Strategic Forces Command ...
Pinaka MBRL during firing trials of an enhanced variant. The Pinaka multi barrel rocket launcher was developed by the DRDO for the Indian Army. Development began in 1983. The Army had felt the need for a weapon system which could neutralize targets at ranges exceeding 30 km. To meet this demand, Pinaka MBRLS was developed.
North Korea marked the delivery of 250 nuclear-capable missile launchers to frontline military units at a ceremony where leader Kim Jong Un called for a ceaseless expansion of his military's ...
Pinaka: Pinaka Mk I Multiple rocket launcher: Ring laser gyro based INS with GPS/NavIC: 37.5 km (23.3 mi) 40 km (25 mi) Mach 4 High explosive, pre-fragmentated, cluster, anti-tank 250 kg 1998 In service [79] [80] Pinaka Mk IE 45 km (28 mi) Pinaka Mk II 60 km (37 mi) TBD In trials Guided Pinaka 75 km (47 mi) Pinaka ERR 122 60 km (37 mi)
A gunman accused of planning a mass shooting had designed a rocket launcher to fire a chemical weapon at police, a court heard. Reed Wischhusen, 32, said the ballistic projector would contain a ...