NEWS WAVE INDIA: The Defense Research and Development Organisation’s (DRDO) on Saturday announced that it has successfully tested the extended range Pinaka (Pinaka-ER) Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher System at Rajasthan’s Pokhran Range.

Extended Range #Pinaka (Pinaka-ER) Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher System successfully tested at Pokhran Range.
The system is designed by #DRDO Laboratory ARDE along with HEMRL, Pune, the technology has been transferred to the Indian industry. pic.twitter.com/PiZUTnYb9y

— anjunirwan (@anjn) December 11, 2021

The system has been designed by DRDO Laboratory Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE) along with High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL), Pune, the technology has been transferred to the Indian industry. As per the DRDO, the Pinaka-ER is the upgraded version of the earlier version of Pinaka which has been in service with the Indian Army for the last decade. The system has been designed in the light of emerging requirements with advanced technologies enhancing the range.