DRDO Successfully Test Fires First Pinaka Rockets Produced by Private Sector

DRDO Successfully Test Fires First Pinaka Rockets Produced by Private Sector

• The Indian Army successfully test fired the first ever privately manufactured Pinaka rockets recently from the firing range in Pokharan, which achieved the desired results by accurately hitting targets.
• The rockets have been manufactured by Economic Explosives Ltd (EEL) and are the first ammunition of its kind made by the private sector in India.
• Six Pinaka rockets were test fired as part of the final developmental trials.
• This development will enable Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to do away with its single source dependency on Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) for the rockets and also boost Make in India initiative.