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Pinaka multi-barrel rocket launcherlarger figure on 1 of 1
Valkirilarger figure on 0 of 1
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Configuration
| Specification | Pinaka multi-barrel rocket launcher | Valkiri |
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| Type | Multiple launch rocket system[source] | Multiple rocket launcher[source] |
| Place of origin | India[source] | South Africa[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | South African National Defence Force[source] |
| Wars | Kargil War[source] | South African Border War Angolan Civil War |
Width
Single source2.3 m (7 ft 7 in)[source]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single sourceEffective; Enhanced
Single sourceEffective; Guided Pinaka
Single sourceEffective; Mark I
Single sourceEffective; Mark II
Single sourceEffective; Mark II ER LRGR-120 (Mk-III)
Single sourceEffective; Mark IV
Single sourceOperational; ~ vehicle
Single sourceMark I : 37.5 km (23.3 mi) Enhanced : 45 km (28 mi) Mark II : 60 km (37 mi) Guided Pinaka : 75 km (47 mi) Mark II ER : 90 km (56 mi) LRGR-120 (Mk-III) : 120 km (75 mi) Mark IV : 300 km (190 mi)[source]
~800 km (vehicle)[source]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single sourceOperational; Operational range
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | Armament Research and Development Establishment[source] | Armscor , Somchem[source] |
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| Designed | 1986-present[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Rocket & Ammunition Yantra India Munitions India Solar Group Launchers & other vehicles Tata Advanced Systems Larsen & Toubro BEML[source] | — |
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| Unit cost | ₹ 430 crore (equivalent to ₹ 506 crore or US$53 million in 2023) per regiment[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1994-present[source] | — |
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| Variants | See Specifications[source] | Bateleur (40 launch tubes)[source] |
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| Barrels | 8 or 12[source] | 24[source] |
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| Rate of fire | 8 rockets per launcher in 44 seconds 12 rockets per launcher or 72 rockets per battery under 44 seconds[source] | — |
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| Warhead | HMX ( high explosive fragmentation , cluster munition –incendiary, anti-personnel , anti-tank , mine-laying )[source] | — |
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| Engine | T-930 multi-fuel turbocharged V8 engine with intercooler[source] | diesel[source] |
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| Payload capacity | 22 tonne[source] | — |
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| Suspension | Leaf spring and air suspension with telescopic shock absorbers[source] | Mercedes Benz Unimog 4×4 truck[source] |
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| Propellant | High-energy composite solid fuel[source] | — |
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| Flight altitude | 40 km (25 mi)[source] | — |
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| Accuracy | ~ 10 m[source] | — |
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| Transport | BEML - Tatra T813 8WD BEML - Tatra T815 8WD[source] | — |
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| In service | — | 1972–present[source] |
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| Filling | — | HE-Fragmentation 2.68 m (8 ft 10 in)[source] |
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