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Oh, this is just precious. They decided that, after the trials. How much more farcical are we going to get? Now, in a few years they're going to want DRDO's ARDL to develop in indigenous system and in a few years from that they'll want another tender issued to global players. C'est la vie!

Remember, this is the Army you're serving: They deserve better.

I second that. There must be a procurement parallel to the development process for a next-generation gun. We've been without sufficient guns for the last 30 years now. We can not afford more delays. How is Antony so stupid to blacklist the four major world artillery manufacturers?? Where does...

Here's a plea to all DFI members: be a part of the campaign to goad Antony into taking action on the RFI for Artillery & munitions. If you'd like to be part of the initiative, send a PM to me or prateikf. We plan to have a letter written by next week, and pasted here for your approval. If you...

I'm starting to lean in toward a mixed procurement of PzH-2000 for SPH, primarily for its larger turret and round count, and the Archer for wheeled, for its mobility, high rate of fire and flexibility, not to mention the reliability of its platform. All of these lenghty trials and runs are...

^^ I agree. The ST SRAMS has a high rate of fire, as well: upto 10 rounds sustained r-o-f per minute. But it can only handle standard 120mm, 120 ER rounds and improvised rocket-assisted mortars. And I think the Army is looking for ERFB-BB, EFP and HE/HE-frag rounds as well. The other obvious...

That's the Wiesel-2 mortar from Rheinmettal, mate. I see the flag of the Bundeswehr painted right there on the front-right of the vehicle. Here you are: http://www.rheinmetall-defence.com/index.php?fid=3727&lang=3 Not likely. The Dragon Fire is a Yank system that's just completed field...

I concur, particularly with the 2009 Memorandum of Understanding Bofors signed with India last November. The $2 billion /14 billion kr. agreement evinces mutual technical cooperation, with the explicit aim "to sell a new artillery system to India"...

Bhim has an autoloader. Twenty rounds are stow-able in the autoloader's 'magazine' with total onboard ammunition between 40-50 rounds. Other than that, the turret has ammunition-loading hatches on the right and left (with two additional on the roof) and a conveyor belt extendable from either...

v, If difference is what you're looking at, then I could suggest the following basic parameters: Intense and sustained rates of fire for the M777 vary between 5 and 3 rounds a minute. For the vanilla FH77/A 'Haubtis', the wikipedia page says it "could fire 3 rounds in 8 seconds, or 6...

Yehp. But my response was directed at the argument that the 'shoot and scoot' constituted some sort of advantage the Pegasus had over the M777. As I've tried to demonstrate, at that speed and at that APU strength, the advantage is largely superfluous. As I understand it, the APU is primarily for...

You can airlift an M777 via a Chinook too. Here's a video straight out of Afghanistan: LiveLeak.com - M777 Cannon being airlifted by CH-47 Chinook in afganistan 'fact, judging by weight and set constraints, you can probly sling two M-777's from a Chinook as opposed to 1 set for the...

That is an interesting take. And I must say, I appreciate the depth of political intuition. However, "shoot and scoot" is ineffective against MLRS. Because the mobility and the short burn time of the rockets result in little warning for maneuver forces, and their shorter range precludes...

We've developed and indigenously manufactured the 105 mm Indian Field Gun (IFG) and its (not so) light version, the Light Field Gun (LFG) {that bears a resemblance to the BAE Systems' Land Systems 105 mm Light Gun and that was derived from the old L13 gun used on the Vickers FV433 Abbot...

If we're looking for a lightweight, easily maneuverable replacement for the 155 mm F-77 B or to augment its procurement which was cut short by the Bofors scandal, then the M777 155 (LW155) is an ideal towed replacement. It's about 9,800 pounds (41%) lighter than the commonly used M-198 and its...

Following a flurry of articles that appeared in various Indian media on Aug. 25 2009 about Indian artillery acquisitions remaining in limbo even while Pak procured, over the course of the last four-and-a-half years, 67 M-109 A5 155 mm howitzers from America using 'War on Terror' funds, the...