Indian Army Artillery

[Shashank Nayak]

Bharat Forge Conducts Final Trials of Bharat-52 Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System
Bharat Forge, part of Kalyani Group, has conducted final trials of its Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System Bharat-52 before the delivery to the Indian army.




The Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS) project was started in 2013 by Indian DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation) to replace older guns in service in the Indian Army with a modern 155mm artillery gun. DRDO laboratory Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE) partnered with private players Bharat Forge Limited, Mahindra Defence Naval System, Tata Power Strategic Engineering Division and public sector unit Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) for this purpose.



In July 2016, DRDO has conducted the proof firing of armament for the 155/52 Calibre Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System. During trials in 2017, ATAGS broke the world record for a 155 mm gun by firing the round to a distance of 47.2 kilometres. It again registered a maximum distance of 48.074 kilometres with high explosive–base bleed (HE–BB) ammunition, surpassing the maximum ranges fired by any artillery gun system in this category.



According to Indian military sources, in August 2018, Defence Acquisition Council approved the procurement of 150 ATAGS with an estimated cost of US$470 million.



Citing Indian defence magazine, the gun of the Bharat 52 consists of a barrel, breech mechanism, muzzle brake and recoil mechanism to fire 155 mm Calibre ammunition with a firing range of 40 km. It has an all-electric drive to ensure reliability and minimum maintenance over a long period of time. It has advanced features like high mobility, quick deployability, auxiliary power mode, advanced communication system, automatic command and control system with night capability in direct fire mode. The gun is two-ton lighter than guns in the same category and is designed to provide better accuracy and range and is capable of firing five successive rounds in a short duration. It is also compatible with ACCCS-Shakti command and control network of the Indian Army.

The Bharat-52 can be easily deployed with a team of six crew members in one minute during day time and 1.5 minutes during night time. It has a total weight of 15 tons, elevation angle from -3° to +72° with a speed of 5° per second. The Bharat-52 is equipped with a fully Load Assist System (LAS) with a manual backup arrangement offering a burst rate of fire of 3 rounds in 30 seconds, 16 rounds in 3 minutes in the intense rate of fire, and 42 rounds in one hour in sustained rate of fire.

Bharat Forge Conducts Final Trials of Bharat-52 Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System

DRDO 155mm Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System Bharat Forge, part of Kalyani Group, has conducted final trials of its Advanced Towe...

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Wait.. wait.. the article says ATAGS weighs 15 tons... So, this means weight has been reduced from earlier 18 tons.. Can anyone confirm..

 

[Knowitall]

Wait.. wait.. the article says ATAGS weighs 15 tons... So, this means weight has been reduced from earlier 18 tons.. Can anyone confirm..

Yes 2 tons have been reduced it was one of the required specifications given by the army and they have achieved it.

We should now order a thousand and export this too.

 

[fire starter]

Wait.. wait.. the article says ATAGS weighs 15 tons... So, this means weight has been reduced from earlier 18 tons.. Can anyone confirm..

No both are different guns.

 

[another_armchair]

No both are different guns.

Two different prototypes of ATAGS were built.

One by Tata Power SED systems.

The other by Bharat Forge Ltd.

Afaik, the one by Bharat Forge Ltd was short listed for limited production. Correct me if I am wrong.

The one by Tata Power was heavier of the two. It was the Tata Power SED gun which set the record of ~48 km.

 

[samsaptaka]

Yes 2 tons have been reduced it was one of the required specifications given by the army and they have achieved it.

We should now order a thousand and export this too.

In your face Bhadra
I really hope they cancel that ATHOS deal !

 

[fire starter]

 

[WolfPack86]

3000+ Artillery Procurement Plan of IA

 

[Chinmoy]

Wait.. wait.. the article says ATAGS weighs 15 tons... So, this means weight has been reduced from earlier 18 tons.. Can anyone confirm..

The article says Bharat-52 weighs 15 tons.

The Bharat-52 can be easily deployed with a team of six crew members in one minute during day time and 1.5 minutes during night time. It has a total weight of 15 tons,

 

[Chinmoy]

Yes 2 tons have been reduced it was one of the required specifications given by the army and they have achieved it.

We should now order a thousand and export this too.

No weight reduction has achieved in ATAGS till now.

 

[WolfPack86]

Four Artillery systems from Kalyani group being tested by Indian Army

Kalyani group developed Artillery systems are in the race to be officially be inducted into the Indian Army sometime shortly. Four Artillery systems developed by the Kalyani group have finally moved from Internal trials to the User Trials stage and soon might be on its way to be inducted into the Indian Army said a reliable industrial source close to idrw.org. Garuda 105 mounted on a light tactical vehicle, Bharat-52, 155mm/39cal ULH and Truck mounted 155mm/39cal ULH are four Artillery systems which are been tested by the Indian Army, where else Bharat-52 a 155mm, 52 caliber towed howitzer has reached final trials round and around 400 numbers will be ordered once it is cleared by the Indian Army. Elbit Systems developed Athos 2052 towed gun had won the Tender but sources now suggest that it might be replaced with Bharat-52 instead.

Garuda-105 howitzer is an ultra-light mobile 105mm field gun at the rear of a light tactical vehicle. The Garuda-105 is based on an Indian-made 105mm field gun which incorporates state-of-the-art soft recoil technology and digital fire control.

Bharat 52 (155mm/52cal) is a long-range 155 mm 52 caliber gun fully designed and developed in India. Bharat 52 can fire up to a range of 41 km and utilizes self-propelling capability and automatic laying mode. Bharat 52 is a new generation of the towed gun, providing a highly maneuverable field artillery solution. It has been designed for accuracy, stability, and reliability during moving and firing maneuvers, and is based on the requirements of the Indian Army.

MArG – Steel, and Titanium (155mm/39cal) ULH dubbed as Mountain Artillery Gun is Indian made 155mm/39cal gun to supplement expensive BAE Systems M777 155mm/39cal gun which has a range of 30 km.

Truck Mounted MArG – Steel is a 7.8 tonne, 155 mm, 39-calibre ultralight howitzer mounted on a 4X4 Medium duty, General Service Logistic vehicle which has been specially designed to operate in tough terrains and at high altitude conditions. Dhanush a 155 mm/45-calibre towed artillery gun developed by OFB and Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS) developed with Kalyani and DRDO/TATA are other two flagship artillery gun system which is also carrying out final rounds of Army trials.

Four Artillery systems from Kalyani group being tested by Indian Army – Indian Defence Research Wing

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[Shaitan]

 

[Shaitan]

I dont even think the 105mm, 155mm/39cal light mobile arty systems were even a requirement set out by the IA, Bharat Forge managed to convince some people of it's utility.

 

[WolfPack86]

Major deal for private sector: Defence Ministry inks Rs 5,000 cr project with L&T, Tata

In a major boost for the private industry, the defence ministry is inking an estimated Rs 5,000 crore deal to manufacture indigenous Pinaka multi barrel rocket launchers for the Army that is likely to generate several hundred jobs in the coming months. The contract, which has been in the making since 2017, will go to private sector companies Larsen & Toubro and Tata Aerospace and Defence, with a significant portion of work also falling into public sector unit BEML, which supplies the trucks for the rocket launchers. The Pinaka program has been a home grown success story, with two regiments already in service and technology transfer successfully executed by DRDO to the private sector for manufacturing the systems as well as ammunition. Out of the six new regiments, L&T has been awarded the contract to manufacture four while the balance two will be made by Tata Aerospace and Defence. This would be one of the largest orders placed on the private sector in India from the Army. ET had reported in May that the Pinaka program had been identified to be fast tracked, both to boost the private industry during the coronavirus crisis and the utilise money saved from delays in delivery of weapon systems currently being imported. As reported by ET, the first ever rockets fully manufactured by the private sector have also been successfully test fired by the Army this month. The Pinaka rockets were tested at a firing range in Pokharan and achieved the desired results by accurately hitting targets. The rockets have been manufactured by Economic Explosives Limited (EEL) and are the first munition of its kind made by the private sector in India. They are also a success story for DRDO that has been engaging with the private sector to transfer manufacturing technology for home developed systems. DRDO has also successfully tested an extended range guided Pinaka rocket that can hit targets at a distance of 75 km, a significant boost from the current range of 40 km. The Pinaka was developed by DRDO to replace imports from Russia for the BM 21 Grad multi barrel rocket launchers.

Major deal for private sector: Defence Ministry inks Rs 5,000 cr project with L&T, Tata – Indian Defence Research Wing

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[WolfPack86]

BEML bags ?842 cr mobility vehicles order for Pinaka project

BEML, a Bengaluru-based defence equipment manufacturer, has bagged an order worth ?842 crore from Ministry of Defence (MoD) for the supply of 330 high mobility vehicles, for Pinaka Project. Pinaka is a multi-barrel rocket launcher developed indigenously for the Indian Army and produced in India by involving public sector and private sector defence industries. The multi-barrel launcher system is mounted on the highly rugged BEML truck, much acclaimed for its off-road mobility and would provide the Indian Army with vital manoeuvrability on the battlefield. This order is a big boost to BEML, involved in the manufacturing of the high mobility vehicles with superior features under the Make in India program, thus demonstrating BEML’s efforts under the ‘AatmaNirbhar Bharat’ initiative. The equipment will be manufactured by BEML at its Palakkad Plant in Kerala and will supply the vehicle platform to MoD in a span of three years.

BEML bags ?842 cr mobility vehicles order for Pinaka project – Indian Defence Research Wing

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[Shaitan]

 

[Rohan Naik]

manual mode firing by Bofors?

 

[Chinmoy]

manual mode firing by Bofors?

This is training fire. Crews are trained for manual firing too in case the auto loader doesn't work on ground.

 

[Akula]

Offtopic

 

[bengalraider]

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