Product: PINAKA Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher System

Development of the surface-to-surface Pinaka MBRLS was undertaken in view to meet Indian Army’s need for a weapon system which could neutralize targets at ranges exceeding 30 km.
MBRL provides a unique capability to ‘accurately deliver a devastating’ lethal and responsive fire against a variety of area targets such as exposed enemy troops, armored and soft skin vehicles, communication centers, air terminal complexes, fuel and ammunition dumps.
The system comprises of free-flight artillery rockets with monolithic fragmentation and RHE types of warhead & fuzes, a multi-tube launcher vehicle, a replenishment-cum-loader vehicle, a replenishment vehicle and a command post vehicle. There are two pods containing 6 rockets each, capable of firing in salvo mode within 48 sec neutralizing the area of 700 x 500 m. The use of sub-munitions warhead technology will increases capability of attacking different type of target with higher hit probability and greater target coverage. This is a major multi-discipline program involving several DRDO Labs, Public and Private Sector Firms. ARDE is the system integrator and is also responsible for the flight vehicle, warheads, fuzes and launcher systems. The system has been introduced into service.
Pinaka has a range of 37.5 Km. It can be brought into action within 3 minutes and can fire a salvo of 12 rockets in 44 seconds. Pinaka can neutralize a target area of 1000m X 800m.

Product: Pinaka Mk-II (60 km Range Rocket)

In light of the requirement of the Army for a free flight rocket with range enhanced to 60 km, ARDE has developed Pinaka Mk II rocket increasing the rocket motor length, use of high energy propellant, case bonded motor with fin-o-cylgrain design for increased volumetric loading of propellant, changing the rocket calibre, etc.

Product: Pinaka Mk-I enhanced rocket

Propulsion system of Pinaka Mk-II rocket reconfigured to restrict range to 45 km and bring the length and weight of rocket within the envelope of Mk-I rocket. This can go up to 45km

Product: Guided Pinaka

Development of Guided Pinaka rocket has been initiated by ARDE in association with RCI, DRDL, HEMRL and PXE. This rocket system is capable of precisely engaging small size enemy targets located up to range of 80 km with an accuracy of < 60 m. Guided Pinaka rocket is propelled by the propulsion system developed for Pinaka Mk-II rocket. The Guidance Navigation and Control (GNC) kit has been placed in the empty ogive section of warhead. Various GNC kit components like actuators, thermal battery, GPS, INS, onboard processor and telemetry developed for other missile systems of missile cluster laboratories have been adopted to cut down the development time cycle.