Pinaka is an area weapon system with a range of 40 km.
Indigenously developed Pinaka rockets were successfully test-fired from a multi- barrel rocket launcher (MBRL) from a base at Chandipur-on-sea near here today.
"Two rounds of Pinaka rockets were successfully tested from an armament establishment," defence sources said.
Describing the tests as routine trials conducted for training purpose, they said on January 30 and 31, and February 28, this year, ten rounds of Pinaka rockets were tested from the same base.
Pinaka, which has undergone several tough tests since 1995, has already been inducted into the armed forces.
"In July this year, more advanced, second generation the Pinaka Mark II Multi-Barrel Rocket Launcher System had undergone successful firing trials at Chandhan area in Pokhran field firing ranges in western Rajastan and is in development stage," a defence official said.
"The development and trials of the advanced system will continue and the rocket is expected to be pressed into service very soon," he added.
Today's tests were conducted by personnel from Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE), Pune unit at Proof and Experimental Establishment (PXE) firing point-2 at Chandipur, the sources said.
"The MBRL, capable of acting as a force-multiplier, has been developed to supplement artillery guns," the official said.
Pinaka is an area weapon system with a range of 40 km.
The quick reaction time and high rate of fire of the system gives an edge to the Army during a low-intensity conflict situation, he said.
The unguided rocket system is meant to neutralise large areas with rapid salvos. Pinaka system can fire a salvo of 12 rockets in 44 seconds, the sources said, adding the battery of six launchers can neutralise at a time a target area of 3.9 sq km.
The system's capability to incorporate several types of warheads makes it deadly for the enemy as it can even destroy solid structures and bunkers.
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