Pinaka Multi Barrel Rocket Launching System


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DRDO successfully completes flight tests of 75km guided Pinaka rocket System​

The precision strike variant for Pinaka MLRS is an indigenous weapon system designed, and is expected to become the mainstay of the long range rocket artillery​


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The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Thursday (November 14, 2024) announced the successful completion of flight tests of guided Pinaka multi-barrel rocket (MBRL) system as part of Provisional Staff Qualitative Requirements (PSQR) validation trials paving the way for its induction. This enhances the range of the Pinaka to over 75km.

The flight tests have been conducted in three phases at different field firing ranges.

“During these tests, the PSQR parameters viz., ranging, accuracy, consistency and rate of fire for multiple target engagement in a salvo mode have been assessed by extensive testing of rockets. Twelve rockets from each production agency from two in-service Pinaka launchers upgraded by the launcher production agencies have been tested,” DRDO said in a statement.

The Indian Army has four Pinaka regiments in service and six more are on order. The Pinaka Mk1 has a range of 38 km and several extended ranges are under development. It can fire a variety of ammunition. Eventually, the plan is to take up the range to 120 km and then to 300 km.

In addition to the Pinaka, the Army has five Grad rocket regiments and three Smerch regiments. Eventually, the indigenous Pinaka will become the mainstay of the long range rocket artillery.

The precision strike variant for Pinaka MLRS is a totally indigenous weapon system designed and developed by Armament Research and Development Establishment in association with Research Centre Imarat, Defence Research and Development Laboratory, High Energy Materials Research Laboratory and Proof & Experimental Establishment. Munitions India Limited and Economic Explosives Limited are the production agencies for ammunition while Tata Advanced Systems Limited and Larsen & Toubro are for Pinaka launcher and battery command post.

Dr. Samir V. Kamat, Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman DRDO, said that the rocket system has completed all “pre-requisite” flight trials before induction into the Indian Army.

As reported by The Hindu earlier, France is considering India’s Pinaka for its requirements along with other systems and a team is expected to visit Indian soon to carry out detailed evaluation of the system. Armenia became the first export customer for the Pinaka with interest expressed by several countries in the system.
 
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Ankit Kumar said:
We need a laser guidance kit too. We have seen that use of Excalibur was affected by Russian jamming. But Russians continued to use Krasnopol as it's laser guided.

Gives more flexibility.
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Those are gun launched right ? ie different from MLRS like pinaka ? or can we develop a system where long range delivery can happen via a rocket, like the payload detaches and glides to the target over long range ?
 
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Ankit Kumar said:
But Russians continued to use Krasnopol as it's laser guided.

Gives more flexibility.
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Krasnopol suffered from accuracy issues in mountain terrain during Kargil. The IA even replaced the Israeli laser designators they were initially using with Russian-origin systems, thinking that might be the cause. But that didn't work either.

We do have local INS/GPS mortar and 155 rounds under development at Zeus Numerix, Kalyani iirc. to replace Excalibur.
 
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marich01 said:
Those are gun launched right ? ie different from MLRS like pinaka ? or can we develop a system where long range delivery can happen via a rocket, like the payload detaches and glides to the target over long range ?
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Yes both Excalibur and the Russian shells are howitzer launched.

My concern was with respect to the threat of jamming for gps guided weapons. In those areas, laser guidance kits can prove effective.
 
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Ankit Kumar said:
Yes both Excalibur and the Russian shells are howitzer launched.

My concern was with respect to the threat of jamming for gps guided weapons. In those areas, laser guidance kits can prove effective.
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ours are triband navigation GPS-IRNSS-Navic based. At least in drdo tenders they often mention this triband part.
Even has beidou as backup apparently.
 
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marich01 said:
ours are triband navigation GPS-IRNSS-Navic based. At least in drdo tenders they often mention this triband part.
Even has beidou as backup apparently.
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IRNSS and NavIC are same just IRNSS was changed to NavIC, or you meant GLONASS?
BTW all satnav systems will be effected by jamming even if they can take signal multiple constellations just you need to jam wide band of signals.


As another example of superior weapons systems handicapped by lack of software adaptability, consider that Excalibur precision artillery rounds initially had a 70% efficiency rate hitting targets when first used in Ukraine. However, after 6 weeks, efficiency declined to only 6% as the Russians adapted their electronic warfare systems to counter it
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Laser guided munitions are required for such situations
APKWS kit by BAE US for 70mm rockets,

MAM series of munitions MAM-L/C/T and TRLG(122/230/300) series mrls by roketsan of turkey are some examples, even Bangladesh bought them
www.roketsan.com.tr

Roketsan - TRLG-122 Laser Guided Missile

www.roketsan.com.tr www.roketsan.com.tr
 
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