New Delhi:The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) onFridayhanded the Authority Holding Sealed Particulars (AHSP) responsibility of Pinaka weapon system over to the DGQA. The AHSP transfer marks the successful establishment of production of Pinaka rockets, Launchers, Battery Command Posts, Loader Cum Replenishment and Replenishment Vehicles as well as the successful establishment of Quality Assurance processes.
AHSP handing over took place at the Armament Research & Development Establishment (ARDE), Pune wherein the documentation required by various Production agencies, Quality Assurance agencies, Maintenance agencies and users were formally handed over by ARDE, High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL) and Vehicle Research and Development Establishment (VRDE) to CQA (A).
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Pinaka is a free flight artillery rocket system having a range of 37.5 km. Pinaka rockets are launched from a multi-barrel rocket launcher which has the capability to launch a salvo of 12 rockets in 44 seconds. The weapon system is designed and developed by Pune based DRDO lab, Armament Research & Development Establishment (ARDE) in association with HEMRL, VRDE and CAIR. Pinaka rockets and its ground systems are currently under bulk production at Ordnance Factories, BEML, BEL, Tata Power and L&T Defence.
Lt Gen Sanjay Chauhan, Director General of DGQA, Shri CS Vishwakarma, Chairman OFB, Lt Gen K Ravi Prasad, VSM and Director General of Artillery, Shri PK Mehta, Director General of Armament & Combat Engineering Cluster joined the event through video conferencing. Dr V Venkateswara Rao, Director ARDE, Shri KPS Murthy, Director HEMRL, Shri Sangam Sinha, Director VRDE, Shri AV Shinde, Officiating Controller CQA (A) and Smt MGP Dhanraj, DDG, Officiating Controller CQA (ME) were present for the event at ARDE.
