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Pinaka Multi-barrel Rocket Launch (MBRL) System

About Pinaka Multi-barrel Rocket Launch (MBRL) System

  • Developed by: Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE), a DRDO laboratory. (First used during Kargil War)
  • Launch Capacity: It can fire a salvo of 12 rockets within 44 seconds.
  • Payload: Each rocket can carry a payload of around 100 kg, with various warhead options including high explosives and anti-tank mines.

Pinaka Multi-barrel Rocket Launch (MBRL) System_4.1

  • Variants:
    • Pinaka Mk-I: Initial version with a range of 40 km.
    • Pinaka Mk-I Enhanced: Range up to 60 km.
    • Pinaka Mk-II: Range upto 90 km.
    • Pinaka Mk-III: Currently under development, expected to reach up to 120 km
  • Presently The Indian Army has four Pinaka regiments in service and six more are on order.
  • Armenia became the first export customer for the indigenously developed Pinaka
Defense Research and development Organisation (DRDO)
  • It is India’s largest Research and Development (R&D) agency which develops technologies and systems for the Indian Armed Forces.
  • Formation: 1958 (HQ- New Delhi)
  • Major Achievements:
    • Light Combat Aircraft (LCA): Tejas
    • Missiles: Agni, Prithvi, Nag, BrahMos, trishul etc.
    • Laser-Guided Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM), Lightweight Bullet Proof Jackets etc.

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