India Exports Pinaka Weapon Systems to Armenia.

Science and Technology

On November 24, 2024, India exported the first batch of the indigenously developed Pinaka Multi-Barrel Rocket Launchers (MBRL) to Armenia.


      - In 2022, Armenia and India signed a contract valued at Rs 2,000 crore for the supply of rocket launchers. The Indian side confirmed that Armenia had ordered three models of the Pinaka rocket systems, which were scheduled to be delivered from New Delhi (India's capital) to Yerevan (Armenia's capital) by 2024.

      - Armenia is one of the three largest buyers of Indian weapons and equipment, alongside the United States and France.

      - The Pinaka rockets are manufactured by Solar Industry’s Economic Explosives Limited (EEL), based in Nagpur, and Munitions India Limited (MIL), a government-owned enterprise.

Main Point :-   (i) MBRL was designed by the Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE), a laboratory of the DRDO, with the goal of providing the army with firepower superiority to reduce casualties among soldiers during wartime.

      (ii) It was first used during the Kargil War, where it successfully neutralized Pakistan Army positions.

(iii) India recently delivered two types of defense equipment to Armenia: DRDO-developed rocket launchers and the Akash air defense missile system, demonstrating India's commitment to strengthening Armenia's defense capabilities.
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Prime minister: Nikol Pashinyan
Capital: Yerevan
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