Overview
- The Indian Army formally handed a supply order to Tata Advanced Systems in New Delhi on January 6 to sustain and upgrade first‑generation Pinaka MLRS and Battery Command Posts.
- In the initial phase, TASL and the Meerut‑based 510 Advance Base Workshop will conduct a pilot overhaul of select systems, followed by 510 ABW leading the remaining overhauls with TASL supplying certified spares, quality assurance and technical support.
- The programme targets higher availability and performance through OEM coordination, roughly 80 percent indigenous content and a modular launcher architecture built to accept guided rockets.
- TASL continues work with DRDO on longer‑range guided Pinaka variants, with a 120 km rocket tested on December 29 and a 300 km version under development, and the 120 km round was reported as used in Operation Sindoor.
- The Army is reported to be planning additions beyond the current six Pinaka regiments.