Defence Ministry signs ₹10,147 crore contracts for Pinaka rockets
The Ministry of Defence on 6 February 2025 signed contracts worth ₹10,147 crore with Economic Explosives Ltd and Munitions India Ltd for Pinaka rockets, and a SHAKTI software upgrade contract with BEL.
Summary
The Ministry of Defence signed contracts in New Delhi on 6 February 2025, in the presence of Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh, for rockets for the Pinaka Multiple Launch Rocket System at a total cost of ₹10,147 crore. Economic Explosives Limited (EEL) will supply Area Denial Munition (ADM) Type-1 (DPICM) rockets, which scatter sub-munitions over a wide area against mechanised forces, and Munitions India Limited (MIL) will supply High Explosive Pre-Fragmented (HEPF) Mk-1 (Enhanced) rockets with longer range. A contract for upgrading the SHAKTI software was signed with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL). The procurement will modernise the Army's artillery rocket regiments.
Key facts
- Date
- 6 February 2025, New Delhi
- Total cost
- ₹10,147 crore
- EEL
- Area Denial Munition (ADM) Type-1 (DPICM) rockets
- MIL
- HEPF Mk-1 (Enhanced) rockets
- BEL
- SHAKTI software upgrade
- System
- Pinaka Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS), Indian Army
Practice MCQs 3 questions
What was the total cost, in ₹ crore, of the contracts signed by the Defence Ministry on 6 February 2025 for Pinaka rockets?
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Correct answer: C — 10,147
The contracts with EEL and MIL for ADM Type-1 and HEPF Mk-1 (Enhanced) rockets for the Pinaka MLRS were worth ₹10,147 crore.
With which company did the Defence Ministry sign a contract on 6 February 2025 for upgrading the SHAKTI software linked to the Pinaka system?
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Correct answer: C — Bharat Electronics Limited
The SHAKTI software upgrade contract was signed with Bharat Electronics Limited; Munitions India Limited is to supply the HEPF Mk-1 (Enhanced) rockets.
Consider the following statements about the Pinaka contracts of 6 February 2025: 1. Area Denial Munition Type-1 (DPICM) rockets are to be supplied by Economic Explosives Limited. 2. HEPF Mk-1 (Enhanced) rockets are to be supplied by Munitions India Limited. 3. Pinaka is a towed howitzer system. Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 1 and 2 only
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. Statement 3 is wrong: Pinaka is a Multiple Launch Rocket System, not a towed howitzer.