Current Affairs - Defence - Discussion

An upgraded version of India's indigenously developed Pinaka guided rocket system was successfully test-fired from Odisha coast on 19 December 2019. The rocket aims to boost the Army's artillery power. It was fired from the Proof and Experimental Establishment firing test range at Chandipur. The multi-barrel rocket launch system was developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). The weapon system was mounted on a Tatra truck. It is equipped with a guidance kit comprising an advanced navigation and control system.In March 2019, three successful trials of the Pinaka guided rocket system were conducted from the Pokhran test range in Rajasthan.