The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has tested the Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket (LRGR) at the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, Odisha, validating its minimum strike range of 60 km with high precision. No date for the trial has been given.
The LRGR is an indigenous guided rocket designed to strike enemy positions, artillery sites, bunkers and logistics hubs deep inside hostile territory from a stand-off distance.
The rocket had earlier been tested at its maximum range of 120 km. The latest trial establishes that it can accurately engage targets across the 60-120 km range.
A shot at minimum range is demanding. To hit a target at that distance, the rocket had to shed substantial energy and perform steep in-flight manoeuvres. According to the account of the trial, this confirms that the system has no major dead zone within its operational range.
The rocket was fired from an in-service Pinaka launcher, which shows that the same launcher can deploy Pinaka variants of different ranges without a separate weapon system.
A Pinaka launcher can fire a salvo of 12 rockets in about 44 seconds. A battery of six launchers can fire 72 rockets and saturate an area of approximately one square kilometre. The system is truck-mounted and highly mobile. It follows the "shoot and scoot" tactic, delivering concentrated firepower and then relocating quickly to avoid retaliatory strikes.
The rocket was designed by the Pune-based Armament Research and Development Establishment in association with the High Energy Materials Research Laboratory. The Defence Research and Development Laboratory and the Research Centre Imarat supported the effort.
The trial adds to India's indigenous long-range artillery capability. The Pinaka system has been in operational use since the 1999 Kargil War, and the trial supports the development of reportedly planned 300-km and 450-km Pinaka variants.
With reference to the recent trial of the Pinaka Long Range Guided Rocket (LRGR), consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Consider the following pairs:
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How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
Consider the following statements:
Statement-I: The minimum-range trial of the Pinaka LRGR shows that the system has no major dead zone within its operational range.
Statement-II: To hit a target at 60 km, the rocket had to shed substantial energy and perform steep in-flight manoeuvres.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
