Pinaka weapon system

December 15, 2023

In a major boost for the Indian Army, the Defence Ministry has approved a Rs 2,800 crore proposal for buying around 6,400 rockets for Pinaka multi-barrel rocket launcher systems.
The Defence Ministry’s Defence Acquisition Council’s cleared the proposal for the acquisition of two types of these rockets, known as Area Denial Munition Type 2 and Type-3.
The rockets would be procured by the Indian Army from indigenous sources only.
Two prominent contenders for the rocket supply contract are Economic Explosives Limited of Solar Industries and Munitions India Limited.
It is named after the bow of Hindu god Shiva.
It has been developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation.
The weapon system is one of the first few Indian military terms to have been exported to foreign countries, including Armenia.
As part of larger artillery modernisation plans, the army has a requirement of 22 regiments of the Pinaka MBRL.
- Pinaka regiments of the Indian Army include launchers with automated gun aiming and positioning systems and command posts.