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NEW DELHI: In a large boost for India’s arms exports, defence curate Rajnath Singh connected Sunday flagged disconnected from a installation successful Nagpur the archetypal batch of guided Pinaka rocket strategy bound for Armenia.The export of the multi-barrel rocket launcher, renowned for its accuracy and extended range, signalled India's emergence arsenic a reliable supplier of cutting-edge defence technology. The Pinaka launchers, which are highly susceptible limb systems with variants that tin onslaught targets astatine up to 75 km -- the latest proceedings mentation tin adjacent interaction a scope of 120km -- person been progressively promoted by India arsenic portion of its increasing arms exports.Rajnath said the export of Pinaka missiles developed astatine Solar Defence & Aerospace installation person begun, demonstrating the capabilities of the defence industry. “India is nary longer conscionable an importer but is rapidly moving towards becoming an exporter,” helium said. The curate said that owed to expanding information of the backstage sector, India's defence exports, which were astatine little than Rs 1,000 crore 10 years ago, person present reached a grounds Rs 24,000 crore.
Domestic defence production, which stood astatine conscionable Rs 46,425 crore successful 2014, has grown to a grounds Rs 1.51 lakh crore now, helium added.The Indian Army has already inducted Pinaka Mk-I Enhanced variant (EPRS) aft successfully completing trials successful April 2022. Originally built with a 37.5-km range, Pinaka has been upgraded implicit clip to present greater scope and effectiveness. In a connection worthy astir Rs 2,500 crore, the Army is present looking to induct 120-km onslaught scope rockets.
The caller 120-km onslaught scope rockets, whose proceedings was conducted successful Dec 2025, would beryllium susceptible of being launched from the aforesaid launcher which astatine contiguous tin deed targets astatine 40 km and 75-plus km.In Sept 2022, Armenia had signed an statement worthy Rs 2,000 crore (approx. $250 million) with India for 4 Pinaka multi-barrel rocket launcher batteries on with anti-tank rockets, ammunition and different equipment. The woody included multi-barrel motorboat systems arsenic good arsenic guided rockets designed to heighten precision onslaught capabilities.
Deliveries of the archetypal Pinaka unguided systems started successful July 2023 and concluded by Nov 2024.
Now, the archetypal batch of Pinaka guided rockets has been flagged disconnected from the Nagpur facility.While Armenia is its archetypal confirmed buyer, respective different nations, including immoderate successful Southeast Asia and Europe similar France, person expressed keen involvement successful acquiring the Pinaka system.DRDO started the improvement of Pinaka successful the precocious 1980s, arsenic an alternate to the multi-barrel rocket launching systems of Russian make, similar the ‘Grad’, which are inactive successful use.
DRDO is present producing the Pinaka systems with enactment from Indian entities similar Tata Advanced Systems, Solar Industries, Munitions India Ltd and Economic Explosives Ltd.Besides Pinaka, India is offering for exports its indigenous Akash rocket shield, particularly aft the satellite saw its mettle successful Op Sindoor. Here too, Armenia, which has been successful borderline struggle with Azerbaijan, was the archetypal buyer, receiving the archetypal artillery successful Nov 2024 nether a $720 cardinal woody for 15 rocket systems. Other countries similar the Philippines, Brazil, Egypt, and Vietnam person besides shown involvement successful the Akash shield.
