India on Thursday efficiently accomplished the flight assessments of the guided Pinaka weapon system as a part of a set of validation trials. The flight assessments had been performed in three phases by the DRDO at completely different discipline firing ranges at undisclosed areas.
Throughout these assessments, the PSQR parameters, particularly ranging, accuracy, consistency and price of fireside for a number of goal engagements in a salvo mode had been assessed by intensive testing of rockets.
On Thursday, 12 rockets from every manufacturing company – Tata Superior Methods Restricted and Larsen and Toubro for Pinaka launcher and Battery Command Submit – had been test-fired from two in-service Pinaka launchers upgraded by the launcher manufacturing businesses.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated the DRDO and the Military for the profitable PSQR validation trials of the system and said that the induction of this guided Pinaka weapon system would additional increase the artillery firepower of the armed forces.
The precision strike variant for Pinaka a number of launch rocket system is a completely indigenous weapon system designed and developed by Armament Analysis and Growth Institution in affiliation with Analysis Centre Imarat, Defence Analysis and Growth Laboratory, Excessive Vitality Supplies Analysis Laboratory and Proof and Experimental Institution with Munitions India Restricted and Financial Explosives Restricted as manufacturing businesses for ammunition and Tata Superior Methods Restricted and Larsen and Toubro for Pinaka launcher and battery command put up.
Samir V Kamat, Secretary, Division of Defence R&D and DRDO Chairman, congratulated the groups related to the trials and mentioned the rocket system had accomplished all pre-requisite flight trials earlier than its induction into the Military.
