Source : PTI
Indian Army is all set to receive a warhead for Prithvi nuclear capable, Pinaka rocket from the Ordnance factory in neighbouring Chandrapur district on Feb 27, top defence sources said.
The handing over ceremony will be held at the Ordnance factory, Bhadravati in the presence of vice-chief of Indian Army, Lt Gen Milan Lalitkumar Naidu.
The indigeniously developed Pinaka had undergone a series of successful tests before being finally inducted in to the army.
The ordnance factory will supply about 300 Pinaka rockets to the Army in the first year and will increase it to about 1,000 subsequently, defence sources told PTI.
The Pinaka which is fired from a Multi-Barrel Rocket Launcher (MBRL) has a short range. The rocket system has two pods with six rockets each, capable of firing in salvo mode in 44 seconds.
Prithvi was the first missile developed under the integrated guided missile development programme and there are four variants of Prithvi missile, sources added.
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