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India successfully test-fires enhanced version of PINAKA rocket system

Sumit Arora Last updated on November 5th, 2020 11:16 am Leave a comment

The enhanced version of PINAKA rocket system was successfully flight tested by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) from Integrated Test Range, Chandipur off the coast of Odisha. This enhanced version of the Pinaka rocket would replace the existing Pinaka Mk-I rockets. While Mk-1 had a range of 40 km, the new variant can hit a target 45 to 60 km away.

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The design and development of Pinaka were done by DRDO laboratories based in Pune, namely Armament Research and Development Establishment, ARDE and High Energy Materials Research Laboratory, HEMRL.

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DRDO Chairman: Dr G. Satheesh Reddy.
DRDO Headquarters: New Delhi.

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