| India-France Defence Relation Army-to-Army Staff Talks between India and France for capability enhancement, training and education, equipment cooperation, and leadership understanding. India-France Bilateral Exercise Shakti focused on joint high-altitude warfare training. France and India both contribute troops to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), tasked with maintaining peace between Lebanon, Hezbollah, and Israel. |
- France is exploring several multi-barrel rocket launch (MBRL) systems to replace its 13 upgraded M270 Lance-Roquettes Unitaire (LRU) rocket systems.
- France has shown interest in Pinaka; India’s indigenously developed multi-barrel rocket launch (MBRL) system.
- The Indian Army operates four Pinaka regiments.
- Pinaka Mk1 has range of 38 km, capable of firing a variety of ammunition.
- Extended range developments are going on with guided rockets under trial with a range of over 75 km.
- Armenia is the first export customer for Pinaka.
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