India to get new Pinaka variant: DG Artillery, Indian Army

The Indian Army's head of Artillery division, Lt Gen Adosh Kumar has said that India was able to "neutralize" Pakistan's "imported weapons" during operation Sindoor. The counter terror operation by India, after the Pahalgam terror attack, saw India striking on terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir. Speaking to Sidhant Sibal on WION podcast said, " Our indigenous weapons successfully neutralized the enemy's fancied imported weapons and equipment. We need to sustain this momentum. We need to invest more in R&D ". Lt Gen Adosh Kumar was commissioned into the Indian Army in June 1986, and has over 39 years of experience. He took charge as the Director General of Artillery in May 2023. The regiment of artillery is the second largest operational arm of the Indian Army, after the infantry. Comprising over 250 units, the regiment manages a wide array of artillery systems, guns, rockets, missiles and surveillance assets.