Chandrasekaran reviewed Solar Industries' capabilities, missile and other defence production facilities during his visit. The Tata Group has been actively participating in defence programmes of strategic importance with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) as well as Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO).
Developed by DRDO’s Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE), the Pinaka features a free-flight artillery rocket with an impressive range of up to 60 km
The Pinaka MBRL, named after the legendary bow of Lord Shiva, was originally designed to replace the Soviet-era Grad BM-21 rocket launcher.
India successfully completed the flight-tests of Pinaka as part of a set of validation trials on November 14.