CCS clears Rs 10K cr order for Pinaka
The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the procurement of indigenous ammunition for the Pinaka multi-barrel rocket-launcher weapons system. The order is worth Rs 10,000 crore. Under this project, two types of ammunition...
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The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the procurement of indigenous ammunition for the Pinaka multi-barrel rocket-launcher weapons system.
The order is worth Rs 10,000 crore. Under this project, two types of ammunition would be procured for the Army; and two contracts are scheduled to be signed by the end of the current fiscal, sources said.
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These contracts include Rs 5,700 crore deal for high-explosive pre-fragmented ammunition and a Rs 4,500 crore deal for area denial munitions.
With some deployed along the northern borders with China, four Pinaka regiments have already been inducted. Six additional regiments are in the process of being operationalised. This expansion is expected to enhance the Army’s firepower and versatility, particularly in high-altitude combat scenarios.
The Pinaka is capable of delivering high-explosive pre-fragmented ammunition with a strike range of 45 km and area-denial munitions up to 37 km. The latter is designed to saturate target zones with bomblets, including anti-tank and anti-personnel mines.
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