Two South American nations expressed interest in acquiring 120 and 200-km Pinak rocket launchers; India is developing range rockets

India has made the preparations to advance its export of domestic weaponry one more step. Two South American nations have expressed interest in acquiring multi-barrel Pinak rocket launchers domestically. To do this, DRDO is creating two rocket launchers of the Pinak class, each with a range of 200 and 120 kilometres.

According to defence officials, India has already had success in exporting Pinak MBRL to Armenia. Now two South American countries have taken an interest in Pinak seeing its capabilities. It is noteworthy that this Indian-made weapon system has been named after Lord Shiva's bow Pinak. He said that Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) will develop and produce new rockets. These will be developed under the PPT model.

The current Pinak rocket launchers in India have a range of only 75–80 kilometres. However, plans are in motion to make it a rocket with a 120- and 200-kilometer range for potential new deals. These long-range rockets will all have the same launchers. It is interesting to note that while Solar Industries and Munitions India Limited make the rocket, Tata Group and Larsen & Toubro make the launcher vehicles. There are also plans to purchase Type-2 and Type-3 rockets for the Indian Army.