This is good news. Now OFB can focus on making Dhanush barrels and ATAGS can be made entirely by Kalyani Group. Faster induction. Looks like TATA is already out of the race for ATAGS here.
AFAIK both the guns are same. The production is given to both companies to develop MIC culture & capabilities. Same has been proposed for IFV too.
TIL.APU, autoloader etc are all different. Look at the guns closely:-
In that case after limited series order of 40, Tata and Kalyani can combine their indigenous contents together into the gun and manufacture together.
Yep Most probably at Field Gun Factory Kanpur.
Kalyani Steel has capacity to deliver 1 barrel per day..........
Why aren't we doing it thoKalyani Steel has capacity to deliver 1 barrel per day..........
So if we have capacity we can actually make 365 howitzers in a year....... if OFB, Kalyani Steel, & Tata all start churning out howitzers we can actually clear shortage of howitzers within 5 years........& earn some decent FOREX by exporting a few to friendly countries..........
BTW a few should be exported to Afghanistan immediately so they can Roast a few Porks on their border and make life HELL for Porki Army on that border too...........:biggrin2:
Otherwise we can give our BM-21 Grad which is going to be replaced by the Pinaka.
Don't mind me saying this............... 1 barrel per day, that too for howitzer, is only possible in certain circumstances. Even the leading forger would agree with this.Kalyani Steel has capacity to deliver 1 barrel per day..........
So if we have capacity we can actually make 365 howitzers in a year....... if OFB, Kalyani Steel, & Tata all start churning out howitzers we can actually clear shortage of howitzers within 5 years........& earn some decent FOREX by exporting a few to friendly countries..........
BTW a few should be exported to Afghanistan immediately so they can Roast a few Porks on their border and make life HELL for Porki Army on that border too...........:biggrin2:
Baba Kalyani himself confirmed this in an interview with CNBC and also shown the facility and machines to prove it.
Even if it's one barrel per day, the ATAGS needs other components like batteries ,servos, wheels , displays , electronics and mechanical components.
I for one think that one per day is more of a peak efficiency & not sustainable in long term. The sustainable rate would be one gun every 3-4 days (I would love to be proved wrong though esp. with actions)
Why does OFB even exist......
Where is the source to your tall claim?
This leech of a DPSU has become too big, it needs to be segregated, defunded and its employees lessened.
