Pinaka ADM rockets are Indian 214 mm area-denial munitions for the Pinaka multiple-launch rocket system. Solar Defence and Aerospace publishes ADM 1, ADM 2, and ADM 3 product data with a 37.5 km maximum range and six-round pod configuration, while India's Ministry of Defence contracted Economic Explosives Limited in February 2025 for ADM Type-1 (DPICM) rockets.
The ADM rockets are documented as ammunition for the Pinaka MLRS rather than as a separate launcher. Solar Defence describes the parent Pinaka system as an all-weather artillery rocket system, and India's defence ministry identifies ADM Type-1 as a Pinaka MLRS rocket with a submunition warhead intended for area denial against mechanised forces, vehicles, and personnel.
Pinaka multiple-launch rocket system.
PIB describes Pinaka rockets as launched from a multi-barrel launcher capable of firing a 12-rocket salvo in 44 seconds.
Six 214 mm rockets per Solar-listed pod.
Solar lists the ADM 1/2/3 pod as 5,247 x 1,065 x 952 mm and 2,700 kg.
ADM Type-1 (DPICM).
PIB describes the contracted Type-1 rocket as carrying submunitions for area denial.
Public sources use two overlapping designation sets: Solar Defence product data groups ADM 1, ADM 2, and ADM 3, while Indian procurement releases name ADM Type-1 (DPICM) for the contracted area-denial rocket.
| Variant | Configuration | Designation notes |
|---|---|---|
| Pinaka ADM 1, ADM 2, ADM 3 | Solar-listed Pinaka area-denial rocket family | Solar Defence product data groups the ADM 1, ADM 2, and ADM 3 designations under a 214 mm area-denial rocket entry with a 37.5 km maximum range. Sources: Solar Group Pinaka ADM product data |
| ADM Type-1 (DPICM) | Indian Ministry of Defence procurement designation | India's defence ministry announced a 2025 contract with Economic Explosives Limited for Area Denial Munition Type-1 (DPICM) rockets for the Pinaka MLRS. Sources: PIB Pinaka contracts |
PIB reported successful performance-evaluation trials of ARDE-designed Pinaka Area Denial Munition variants manufactured by industry partners under technology transfer.
DRDO and the Indian Army flight-tested Pinaka Area Denial Munition rocket systems at Pokhran, alongside enhanced-range Pinaka rockets and related munition and fuze evaluations.
India's Ministry of Defence signed a contract with Economic Explosives Limited for ADM Type-1 (DPICM) rockets for the Pinaka MLRS as part of a Rs 10,147 crore Pinaka ammunition package.
