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The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is a research and development organisation that produces defence technology, systems, and products for the Indian Armed Forces. In the project model, the DRDO develops defence technology. According to the Defence Ministry, the Defence Research and Development Organisation successfully tested expanded range variants of its 122mm Smerch calibre rocket at the Chandipur test range in Odisha on Friday. According to the ministry, the Indian Army created these rockets capable of destroying targets up to 40 kilometres away. The Pinaka, developed in India, is a multiple rocket launcher for the Indian Army.
DRDO
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), located in Delhi, India, is the principal agency within the Ministry of Defence’s Department of Defence Research and Development, responsible for military research and development. The Technical Development Establishment and the Directorate of Technical Development and Production of the Indian Ordnance Factories were merged with the Defence Science Organisation in 1958 to establish the Defence Science Organisation. In 1979, the Ministry of Defence established the Defence Research and Development Service (DRDS) as a service of Group ‘A’ Officers / Scientists directly under its administrative responsibility.
DRDO is India’s largest and most diverse research organisation, with a network of over 30 laboratories (previously 52-57) engaged in researching defence technology in aeronautics, weapons, electronics, land combat engineering, life sciences, and materials, missiles, and naval systems. The DRDS employs approximately 5,000 scientists and approximately 25,000 other scientific, technical, and support professionals.
Pinaka Rocket Launcher
Pinaka, developed in India, is a multiple rocket launcher designed for the Indian Army by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). The system can fire a salvo of 12 HE rockets in 44 seconds and has a maximum range of 40 km for Mark-I and 60 km for the Mark-I upgraded variant. Mobility is provided by mounting the equipment on a Tatra truck. During the Kargil War, Pinaka was used to neutralise hostile positions on mountaintops successfully. Since then, it has been enlisted in significant numbers by the Indian Army.
Approximately 5,000 missiles are produced each year as of 2014, with an improved model with increased range and accuracy in development. In 2019, an updated guided-missile variant of the system with a range of over 90 kilometres was successfully test-fired.
Operational Modes
The launcher has the following modes of operation:
Autonomous mode: A fire control computer controls the launcher completely (FCC). The launcher’s microprocessor automatically executes the commands received from the FCC, displaying and informing the operator of the system’s status on displays and indicators.
Manual mode: All launcher operations, including system laying and firing, are handled manually. This mode is designed for when the microprocessor fails, or there isn’t enough power to turn on the microprocessor-based operator’s console.
Remote mode: In this mode, a remote control device can be carried outside the cabin and used to manage the launcher system, the launcher site, and unload the launched rocket pods from the launcher up to around 200 metres.
Stand-alone mode: In this mode, the launcher is not connected to the FCC operator. The operator at the console types all of the commands for laying out the launcher system and choosing the firing parameters.
As part of a saturation attack scenario, DRDO successfully fired 25 Pinaka Mk I Enhanced variants at 45 kilometres in quick succession mode on June 24, 2021. [19] The DRDO successfully test-fired a 40-kilometre range 122mm Smerch calibre rocket on June 25, 2021, designed to replace the Indian Army’s ageing BM-21 Grad rockets.
Iskander missile
The Russian military has developed and deployed the 9K720 Iskander missile, a mobile short-range ballistic missile system. By 2020, the missile systems (скандер-M) will be used to replace the Russian military’s antiquated OTR-21 Tochka systems. Cluster munitions, fuel-air explosive enhanced-blast warheads, high explosive-fragmentation warheads, an earth penetrator for bunker-busting, and an electromagnetic pulse device for anti-radar missions are among the conventional warheads carried by the Iskander. The missile can carry nuclear warheads. Valery M. Kashin, the general designer of KB Mashinostroyeniya (KBM), announced in September 2017 that the Iskander missile would have at least seven types of missiles (and “possibly more”).
India successfully test-fired its Pralay short-range ballistic missile with a surface-to-surface guidance system off the coast of Odisha on Wednesday.
Conclusion
The Defence Research and Development Organisation has successfully test-fired the indigenously designed Artillery Rocket Systems – Pinaka and 122mm Calibre rockets. According to the Ministry of Defence’s R&D wing, the tests met all of the mission’s goals. The Pinaka, developed in India, is a multiple rocket launcher designed for the Indian Army by the Defence Research and Development Organisation. During the test, 25 Improved Pinaka Rockets were launched in rapid succession at various ranges, achieving all mission objectives. As per the DRDO, the updated iteration of the Pinaka Launch Vehicle can destroy targets up to 45 kilometres away.
