Fresh delays in procurement of M777 ultra light howitzer

[abhi_the _gr8_maratha]

Big guns continue to fail to boom in
India. The Army is still nowhere near
getting the crucial ultra-light
howitzers needed to strengthen its
new divisions being raised along the
4,057-km Line of Actual Control with
China.
The long-pending procurement of 145
M-777 ultra-light howitzers in a direct
government-to-government deal with
the US under its Foreign Military Sales
(FMS) has been hit by "huge problems"
in the offsets negotiations, say
sources.
These all-weather howitzers, which
are partly made of titanium and can
swiftly be airlifted to forward areas by
helicopters and aircraft, are primarily
meant for high-altitude areas of
Arunachal Pradesh and Ladakh.
The Army has been demanding such
155mm/39-calibre howitzers, with
laser inertial artillery pointing systems
and almost 30-km range, to equip the
artillery units under the new XVII
Mountain Strike Corps (90,000 troops)
being raised to get "quick reaction
force capabilities" against China.

 

[abhi_the _gr8_maratha]

read full news article here------> Fresh delays hit ultra-light howitzer deal between India, US | idrw.org

 

[Bheeshma]

Good riddance. Just go with TATA/ KAlyani/ DRDO and OFB guns.

 

[Kaalapani]

Who in the world will go for such thing with so much money without TOT.

 

[sasi]

Also factory is going to be closed down!

Is there any back up plan for spares?