TNPSC Current affairs January 12 2017
The
Guided Pinaka rocket was successfully test fired from launch complex-III of the
Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur.
Pinaka
Rocket Mark-II equipped with navigation, guidance and control kit which
transformed into a guided Pinaka. It will enhance and improve the Pinaka’s
Accuracy.
Defence
said that, all the mission objective were successfully met during the test. The
Radars, electro optical and telemetry systems at chandipur tracked and
monitored the weapon all through the flight path.
The
Guided Pinaka rocket was fired from a multi-barrel rocket launcher(MBRL) which
can fire 12 rockets with 12 tonne of high explosives and can destroy a target
area of 4 sq km at a time
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