Pinaka extended range rockets, developed by Indian Army and Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), were fired off Odisha coast on Monday.
Pinaka is a multiple rocket launcher, which is capable of firing a salvo of 12 HE rockets in 44 seconds.
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Both the rockets that were fired off from the multi-barrel launcher succeeded in hitting their targets at 90-km range, according to the reports.
In May last year an upgraded version of Pinaka rocket, with a guidance system and an enhanced range, was successfully test-fired in Odisha. The range of that rocket was 70 km.
Pinaka was used extensively during the Kargil War to destroy enemy positions on the mountain tops Radars, electro-optical systems and telemetry systems at Proof and Experiment Establishment (PXE) tracked and monitored the rockets all through its flight path.
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