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DRDO successfully conducts 3rd Pinaka rocket test in Pokhran
New Delhi: The Defence Research and Development Organisation on Tuesday successfully test-fired the multi-barrel rocket system Pinaka from the Pokhran range in Rajasthan for the third time.
The earlier two tests were conducted on Monday.
“All the three trials met the mission objectives. The consecutive successful missions of guided Pinaka prove the efficacy, reliability and high precision capabilities of the weapon system,” the DRDO said in a statement.
The weapon system, mounted on a Tatra truck, is equipped with state-of-the-art guidance kit comprising an advanced navigation and control system.
DRDO test-fired multi-barrel rocket Pinaka successfully in Pokhran:
On Monday, the weapon system impacted the intended targets with high precision and achieved desired accuracies in both the trials. The telemetry systems tracked and monitored the vehicle all through the flight path, the defence PSU said.
The indigenously developed Pinaka will significantly boost the capability of the artillery to make precision hits, it added.
The system has a maximum range of 40 km for Mark-I and 75 km for Mark-II, and can fire a salvo of 12 rockets in 44 seconds.
Section 144 has been imposed in Uttar Pradesh’s capital Lucknow with immediate effect on Tuesday morning. According to the information, to maintain law and order, till April 5, orders have been given to keep Section 144 in force. During this period, any kind of picket demonstrations, agitations and rallies will be banned.
In a press note, Lucknow Joint Commissioner of Police (Law & Order) Naveen Arora said that there is a strong possibility of the farmers’ agitation aggravating which can create a law and order situation in Lucknow.
The local administration said that political parties, student organisations, or farmer unions could hold protests in the region and that may lead to an “adverse effect” on the prevailing peaceful situation.
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