Context:
DRDO successfully flight-tested the Pinaka Long-Range Guided Rocket from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, Odisha.
The test validated a user-defined minimum strike range of 60 km.
Pinaka Rocket System
Type
- Indigenous guided multi-barrel rocket launcher weapon system
Important Clarification
Pinaka is a rocket system, not a missile.
Developed By
- Defence Research and Development Organisation
User
- Indian Army
Role
Pinaka provides long-range precision and area fire support against:
- Enemy troop concentrations
- Artillery positions
- Logistics nodes
- Tactical targets
Variants
The Pinaka family includes:
- Pinaka Mk-I
- Enhanced Pinaka
- Guided Pinaka
- Long-Range Guided Pinaka
Operational Flexibility
Different variants can be fired from the same launcher.
This improves:
- Operational flexibility
- Logistics efficiency
- Battlefield adaptability
Significance
- Strengthens indigenous artillery capability.
- Enhances precision strike capability.
- Supports Atmanirbhar Bharat in defence.
- Improves battlefield firepower.
- Reduces dependence on imported rocket artillery.
- Enhances Indian Army’s long-range strike options.
