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Nuclear shell part was disclosed by an Ex Army officer who oversaw Army procurement from local suppliers- He mentioned It during a discussion on LokSabha TV- since he is credible person and LSTV is meant to educate MPs the source seems authentic enough- The discussion was on Strategic...

ATAGS has been designed from start to fire Nuclear shells- Which no other artillery gen on offer can do- i.e. Bharat 52, Dhanush 45/52, FH77 Bofors, M777 etc- ATAGS Both TATA and Bharat Forge version have auto loading- While TATA is using traditional mechanism of Bofors guns, Bharat Forge is...

By the year end 12+ Guns will reach Army- 1- Army 1st needs to calibrate range charts for Indian ammunition and charges being used with M777 besides calibrating for imported ones from US- 2- Then the testing of this gun will start in various conditions- Which will take at least one year and...

DRDO has to show some promise in products to get orders- I agree some products are very good but generally its product is below par and look like university science projects- If It plans to earn revenue by getting orders for Its products- It needs proper product finishing and marketing-...

India has enough requirements and a volatile Border with one war every decade- or regular artillery duels makes manufacturing a potential employment generator- And given a huge ocean at Its doorstep- Shipbuilding and Naval buildup could also provide lots of Job opportunity- India will likely...

If you see the mountains and the natural defense they offer from Artillery in places like Kargil, or Arunachal Pradesh- This becomes very necessary-

Until Defense R&D and manufacturing are seen as means of Job creation and economic development nothing will happen-

Indian gun is 22cal length and muzzle velocity is half of what G7 has- Does OFB has any plans for upgrading IFH 105mm to 52 cal ? Should private company consulted on this- It could prove very handy with M777 in future- Also there is advance version of M777 planned called M777ER with 52 cal...

We have some serious problem with defense R&D and procurement- No wonder forces are left dry and hanging when the time comes reckoning- like we have now-

This the problem Sir- they wait for fire then dig the well- and by the time well is dug there is no fire on ground but fire on top of building- they they start making a pumping motor- and the idiocy continues- Countries like USA have DAPRA who don't wait for requirements or order- they plan...

I don't understand why DRDO is always sleeping over- No program for developing rocket artillery like this- Soon India would be begging US for this and be willing to pay a fat sum under FMS for a downgraded version of this-

How feasible would be to mate Bofors/ULH with Heli-crane type helo configuration- Or even 105mm field guns- I am not talking about Slinging But Full integration- A Howitzer which can fly from peak to peak and shoot after landing- Just like we have APU integrated in our Bofors-

These things should never be told- IMO media should turn a blind eye to even weapon buying and missile tests- I remember an 155mm reactor grade plutonium shell was tested along with weapon grade plutonium in sub-kiloton yield in Shakti tests 1998- Do you have any information about Neutron bomb...

I think the time has come to turn the heat in GB area- Force Pakis out or make It too costly for them- and for that Army might have to descend down Saltoro and occupy more land- Since It is not the ceasefire line no agreement stand violated in doing such a thing- They are willing to withdraw...

It could be done by parts the whole gun(M777) is 4000kg- I am not sure about logistics- But I think 105 mm FGs are brought in parts-

IMO Army should consider the destructive power of 240mm mortars- The Soviets were able to use It very effectively in several of their offensives on the Panjshir valley- And they were very useful took out targets in single shot-

Mi17V5 can also do It- I hope we see Its operational deployment on Saltoro ridge and heat up the war efforts there-