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Pinaka II user trials in Jaisalmer by year end
Pinaka Mark II MBRL
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Pinaka Mark II MBRL
JODHPUR: The desert land of Jaislamer will get to witness the user-trials of much-awaited Pinaka II, a complete multi-barrel rocket launcher (MBRL) system with a range of 60 kilometres. The range of Pinaka II is 20 kilometres more than Pinaka I version which has already been inducted into the armed forces.
Further, in what can be termed as an extremely significant chain of developments, Pinaka II has gone into manufacturing stage and the same shall be manufactured in large numbers and delivered to the Indian Army by December so that the latter can kick-start the user trials for Pinaka II here. Meanwhile, the work has started on the 'guided' version of Pinaka.
Anil M Datar, a scientist and director general, armament and combat engineering (ACE) systems, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), said the 'in-house' or 'technical trials', actually a part of development trials for Pinaka II, have been completed in two phases. "The first phase was conducted in Balasore for checking the range and the second one at Pokhran for checking the accuracy and consistency, and the performance levels were very encouraging," he said.
He further said the development trials were successful and now the Pinaka II rocket systems are being manufactured in huge quantities in production lines for being handed over as per the projected demand to the army by December this year.
"Following this, the user trials shall start," he said.
The Pinaka has been indigenously developed by the Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE), Pune, a DRDO laboratory.
Datar also said that 'submunition warheads' which have been successfully tested for Pinaka I in Pokhran field firing range during June last week this year, shall be used in Pinaka II as well which is going to act as a force-multiplier while supplementing the artillery guns as well.
Pinaka, the indigenous unguided rocket system which has been undergoing extensive testing for the past 20 years, is capable of neutralising large areas with rapid salvos.
The multi barrel rocket launcher used in Pinaka I shall be used in Pinaka II as well.
Having proven its mettle during the Kargil war, Pinaka is capable of incorporating different kinds of warheads rendering it all the more lethal for the enemy. Pinaka takes pride in its low cost vis-a-vis other such rocket systems in the world bestowed with shoot and scoot capabilities.
Source:- Pinaka II user trials in Jaisalmer by year end - The Times of India