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Pinaka Missile System
Consider the following statements with reference to Pinaka Missile System:
- Pinaka was designed to replace the BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launcher systems of the Indian Army.
- Pinaka is an artillery missile system capable of striking into an enemy territory up to a range of 75 km with high precision.
- The navigation system of the missile is aided by the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS).
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
A |
1 and 2
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B |
2 and 3
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C |
1 and 3
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D |
1, 2 and 3
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Your Ans is
Right ans is D
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Explanation :
- Pinaka Missile System has been jointly developed by various Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) laboratories viz Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE), Research Centre Imarat (RCI), Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL), Proof & Experimental Establishment and High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL).
- Pinaka was designed to replace the BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launcher systems of the Indian Army.
- It is an artillery missile system capable of striking into enemy territory up to a range of 75 kilometres with high precision.
- It is a multifaceted system integrating high energy propulsion, sub-munition warheads, servo-controlled launcher configuration and fire control computer.
- The navigation system of the missile is aided by the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS), also known as NAVIC.
- The system is based on the 8×8 vehicle. Each battery is composed of six launcher vehicles, six loader-cum replenishment vehicles and two command post vehicles.
- Each Pinaka rocket is capable of carrying a 100kg payload for a range of 40km. A single Pinaka battery can neutralise a surface area of 700m x 500m. The system can engage targets with a circular error probability (CEP) of one to two percent of range.
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