Moscow and Delhi have agreed to set up a joint venture in India for manufacturing and post-sales servicing of rockets for Russian Smerchmu...
Moscow and Delhi have agreed to set up a joint venture in India for manufacturing and post-sales servicing of rockets for Russian Smerchmultiple rocket launchers, state-run arms exporter Rosoboronexport said on Wednesday. The two countries signed a memorandum of cooperation on August 27, the agency said. “Complete rocket production technology will be transferred to the joint venture,” it said. The Smerch MLRS uses 300mm rockets with a range of 70 to 90 km with a variety of warheads. India has successfully inducted its indigenous Pinaka MBRL system which has a range of about 40km, currently Indian defense research organisation DRDO is developing an extended range version of Pinaka MBRL System.
