Pinaka  

Pinaka is a multiple rocket launcher. Anticipations are that it will significantly enhance the firepower of the Indian Army. The Defence Ministry has sanctioned the acquisition of 6400 Pinaka rockets for a sum of Rs 2800 crore.

In the month following the Pulwama attack which killed more than 40 CRPF jawans the Narendra Modi government has expedited several key defence projects for modernising the forces. MyNation scans how the decisions made by the ministry of defence in the past one month is going to make the forces more muscular.

On Thursday DRDO successfully test fired indigenously developed, low weight, fire and forget Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MP-ATGM) in the ranges of Rajasthan desert. This was the second successful test since Wednesday.