Larsen & Toubro (L&T) informed the stock exchange in a regulatory filing on Thursday that it has received a supply order from the Indian Army’s Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers (EME) to overhaul, upgrade, and maintain the L&T manufactured indigenous Pinaka Multi-Rocket Launcher System.
The company did not disclose any financial details, but stated that the deal is meant to support frontline artillery systems which are already in service with the Army.
As per the deal, L&T will replace outdated parts, upgrade key sub-systems and provide long-term technical support to Army Base Workshops to keep the Pinaka systems operational for several years.
L&T will provide the technical knowhow to enable the 510 Army Base Workshop (ABW) of the Corps of EME to overhaul and upgrade critical electronic systems, and the army workshop too will use its technical expertise, as per the deal.
As the original equipment manufacturer, L&T will supply critical spare parts and support the modernisation of key sub-systems, which will upgrade the maintenance process from routine repairs to a planned, lifecycle-based process.
In the first phase, L&T and 510 ABWs will jointly carry out a pilot overhaul of a Pinaka launcher and a Battery Command Post. After the pilot overhaul is completed successfully, the remaining systems too will be upgraded by 510 ABW, with continued support from L&T.
Developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the Pinaka Multi-Rocket Launcher System is India’s indigenous multi-barrel rocket launcher (MBRL) which is used for rapid, high-volume fire against area targets, with variants offering ranges up to 120 km and advanced guidance for precision strikes.
L&T said the partnership is a significant step for product lifecycle support of Made-in-India artillery systems. The company has been a long-time partner of the DRDO and the Indian Army in developing and supplying the Pinaka artillery system. The company said this new partnership marks a major shift in how defence systems are maintained, with closer cooperation between the army and Indian industry.