Army working with OFB, DRDO on indigenous artillery gun programmes, says Lt. Gen. Chawla
3 years, 6 months ago

Army working with OFB, DRDO on indigenous artillery gun programmes, says Lt. Gen. Chawla

The Hindu  

Improved roads in border areas and induction of Chinook heavy lift helicopters will enable the Army to quickly deploy artillery guns to forward areas, said Lt. Gen. T.K. On the Dhanush artillery gun being developed by the OFB based on the original drawings of the Swedish Bofors guns, Lt. Gen. Chawla said there are few teething issues which they need to iron out but it is was good work in progress. Bulk of the deployment in Eastern Ladakh is largely of this calibre,” Lt. Gen. Chawla said, adding that as and when the other guns move in enough numbers, they will be replacing the 105mm guns. Stating that the ULH give that extra advantage of mobility due to their lighter weight, Lt. Gen. Chawla said training is “going on in moving guns from one sector to another with the Chinook helicopters.” In addition, the Army has also inducted 100 K9 Vajra self-propelled howitzers and Lt. Gen. Chawla said the Army is considering the procurement of some more.

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India TV News  

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