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for the alps, yes. but now that they have peace in europe, it may not be a priority for them. muricans have M777, which they intend to airlift if the need arises. who else?

How many militaries of the world has to plan for/ had to use, arty in mountains and high altitudes, other than Indian military, china and pak?

@Chinmoy @Aditya Ballal any insights?

appreciated if anyone can explain what this is used for? to make a grid reference map? ======== FOR PROCUREMENT OF QUANTITY 106 (ONE HUNDRED AND SIX) INERTIAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM THROUGH FAST TRACK PROCEDURE UNDER EMERGENCY PROCUREMENT...

total atags procurement plan is 1580. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/indigenous-towed-artillery-guns-complete-firing-trials-paving-way-for-induction-into-army/articleshow/91270076.cms

The chap running Alpha defense has posed an interesting question about utility of 120 km arty round. what does DFI think about this? we did look into ramjet arty shells a few years back when that IIT-M project news came into public domain, don't recall if we dwelled into operational utility at...

#Dhanush 👏👏👏 Reliability Firing(2 Second line firing) of Dhanush Gun completed today at Pokhran Field Firing Range Successfully. 2 Guns fired 90 rounds each ( including 35 rounds with Zone 6) flawlessly. All decks cleared for formal induction.

X Posting RFI for Terminally Guided Munitions (155mm) Given that they are planning to procure only 197 rounds a year, IA must be expecting the price to be very high. https://indianarmy.nic.in/writereaddata/RFI/813/FinalEoITGMArty5%2001122021.pdf

Use this new thread for dedicated Rocket force related discussions https://defenceforumindia.com/threads/indian-military-strategic-rocket-force-updates-and-discussions.83012/

emergency procurements are for the ammunition not weapon systems. it’s the adversary who decides the time place and scale of the attack, India responds. it doesn’t look like 90% is imported, going by the data I have compiled...

why don’t you file an RTI, if you are so worried about procurement. if RTI is not applicable,then wait for the forces to let you know when they think it is appropriate to share such information. Your unconfirmed assumptions are not an excuse to badmouth the chief. Chief is not an elected...

you are blaming the chief based on “The Print” article, do a google search for news on “Dhanush Artillery” you will see a pattern.

or Maybe armed forces want complete their procurement cycles as fast as they can, within available options in the prevailing circumstances. If BJP doesn’t get elected next term, there will be no procurement later anyways. procurement files will go back to their old habits of running round and...

for a shell to travel in a predictable trajectory it needs a minimum weight based on distance it is expected to travel. Minimum weight also includes the propellant charge and the explosive Since we are anyways spending so much energy in sending a large projectile, might as well send a few kgs...

this is 40mm grenade

this one seems to say, all of them will be Israeli guns. 400 off the shelf and the rest assembled in India.

other than swarajya, how many other news outlets have reported this part?

so 1100 guns can still be ATAGS.

for any acquisition programme, there has to be atleast two contenders in the final list. Many tenders were cancelled and retendered because of this. exception is Govt to Govt deals like Apache & M777.

assuming the news is true, probably to avoid single vendor situation in the tender.