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India is readying to conduct a series of tests of an advanced version of its indigenously built multi-barrel rocket system Pinaka from the Chandipur based test range off the Odisha coast this week.
The tests would be carried out by the Army personnel with the logistic support from the Proof and Experimental Establishment (PXE), a unit of DRDO. Sources said several rounds of tests had been planned in three days.
A defence official said the scheduled tests are significant as the rocket system which would be tested had been developed with advanced technology and was slightly different from its earlier version. Preparation for the tests is underway. The tests will assess its stability in flight as well as accuracy and consistency, he said.
The successful trial would pave the way for its induction in the armed forces later this year. DRDO-developed Pinaka rocket system is aimed at giving the Army an upper hand in low-intensity war with its quick-reaction time and high rate of fire.
The Pinaka multi-barrel rocket launcher (MBRL), capable of acting as a force-multiplier, will gradually replace the current artillery system. The rocket launcher, which is also known as the Weapon Area System (WAS), can fire rockets with a range of 39-40 km and also can launch 12 rockets with 1.2 tonne of high explosives in 40 seconds.
A scientist said the homemade Pinaka can neutralise a target area of 350 sq km and is meant to supplement the existing artillery system at a range beyond 30 km. It can be fitted with a variety of warheads ranging from blast-cum-pre-fragmented high explosives to anti-tank mines.
CLGM Testfired: The DRDO on Monday conducted tests of an advanced version of Cannon-launched Laser Guided Missile (CLGM) from the ITR here.
Three rounds of the missile were test-fired from a specially built launcher at the launching complex-II of ITR. A defence official said the missile destroyed the targets as expected.
The tests were conducted in between 3.30 pm and 4.30 pm during low tide period. There will be one more round of test on Tuesday, he said.
