Indian Army Artillery

[Love Charger]

Will just 114 dhanush satisfy our need bcoz atags is nowhere near signing and for k-9 army is waiting for defexpo
I don't understand if they were going to place orders in defexpo then why did they postponed their requirement with expo
Is it necessary to place orders in expo

 

[Angel of War]

Will just 114 dhanush satisfy our need bcoz atags is nowhere near signing and for k-9 army is waiting for defexpo
I don't understand if they were going to place orders in defexpo then why did they postponed their requirement with expo
Is it necessary to place orders in expo

When will defexpo be held ? Kya date ?

 

[India Super Power]

When will defexpo be held ? Kya date ?

Babu se puchna padega

 

[Angel of War]

Will just 114 dhanush satisfy our need bcoz atags is nowhere near signing and for k-9 army is waiting for defexpo
I don't understand if they were going to place orders in defexpo then why did they postponed their requirement with expo
Is it necessary to place orders in expo

certainly 114 isn't enough but army could place follow on orders too . ATAGS will enter service someday , i have high hopes on it

 

[Automatic Kalashnikov]

 

[jik60]

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If this is true this is the biggest news of this year!!!!!!!! ATAGS are getting real finally. Please find out more

 

[Swesh]

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If this is true this is the biggest news of this year!!!!!!!! ATAGS are getting real finally. Please find out more

Order kab hoga

 

[bhramos]

 

[abingdonboy]

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If this is true this is the biggest news of this year!!!!!!!! ATAGS are getting real finally. Please find out more

The strange case of the changing drive on ATAGS

remember how about a year ago a lot of defence analysts started to report that ATAGS had to undergo drive changes from electric to hydraulic because the IA insisted on it?

All new Improved ATAGS ? - Drive change? | Alpha Defense

The Indian army and DRDO are all set to modify the Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS) with certain user-specific requirements

t.co

Now (from credible reports) it emerges ATAGS has completed user trails with ELECTRIC drive and some of the earlier reports that said the switch had been demanded are deleted

 

[Hari Sud]

The strange case of the changing drive on ATAGS

remember how about a year ago a lot of defence analysts started to report that ATAGS had to undergo drive changes from electric to hydraulic because the IA insisted on it?

All new Improved ATAGS ? - Drive change? | Alpha Defense

The Indian army and DRDO are all set to modify the Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS) with certain user-specific requirements

t.co

Now (from credible reports) it emerges ATAGS has completed user trails with ELECTRIC drive and some of the earlier reports that said the switch had been demanded are deleted

Army officers creating hurdles, in fact searching for bri**s in the approval process.

 

[not so dravidian]

The strange case of the changing drive on ATAGS

remember how about a year ago a lot of defence analysts started to report that ATAGS had to undergo drive changes from electric to hydraulic because the IA insisted on it?

All new Improved ATAGS ? - Drive change? | Alpha Defense

The Indian army and DRDO are all set to modify the Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS) with certain user-specific requirements

t.co

Now (from credible reports) it emerges ATAGS has completed user trails with ELECTRIC drive and some of the earlier reports that said the switch had been demanded are deleted

The man has said that if electric drives fail, hydraulic assisted manual drive takes over.

Can someone Wonder how this back up mechanism will work?

Maybe a result of over engineering and skepticism might have led to a more critical evaluation?

Anyways, am happy that it passed what-so trials. Hopefully orders come soon!

 

[WolfPack86]

has completed confirmatory trials.

 

[Love Charger]

Total require ment of tracked spg was 400 units.
There is still scope for more vajras

 

[Aditya Ballal]

 

[abingdonboy]

 

[Aditya Ballal]

Too late, already posted

 

[Aditya Ballal]

Difference between KSSL/BF and TASL ATAGS:
Specifications are the same but looks different. Shorter trails as compared to TASL system. Different electrical system, Hydraulic based mobility system, etc,. because ARDE had mandated both development partners to independently design the system around Ordnance provided by ARDE.

 

[jik60]

Questions on recent ATAGS trials:

TASL says these were PSQR level trials, so are the elegant boss of IA shoving down the GSQRs now?
Also many mentioned these were user-assisted trials, so are the efficient czars of IA shoving down the user acceptance trials?

Or

All these are going to be negated due to recent effective changes made by our Thakur Saab, as reported below:

https://economictimes.indiatimes.co...roject-plan/articleshow/90481398.cms?from=mdr

I hope it's the second one, which means The 2 developers BFL and TASL are now only waiting for RFP/Tender and cost negotiation.

 

[WolfPack86]

ARMY LOOKS TO BUY INDIGENOUS MOUNTED GUN SYSTEMS: HERE'S HOW IT WILL SHARPEN ATTACKS IN MOUNTAINS
Indian Army has released a RFI to procure 105mm/37 Calibre Mounted Gun System under Make in India program. The proposed system will be employed in mountains and High Altitude Areas along the Northern Borders of the country for execution of Artillery tasks


The Army has been significantly focusing on cranking up its surveillance mechanism along the LAC with China as part of a broad strategy to beef up overall military preparedness.

So far, the Indian Army possesses only towed gun systems, which are longer and heavier than mounted gun systems, and thus offer less mobility in hilly terrains

To sharpen its mountain warfare prowess, the Army is looking to buy 105mm/37 calibre mounted gun system for deployment in the mountains and high-altitude areas along India’s northern borders which it shares with Pakistan and China.

So far, the Indian Army possesses only towed gun systems, which are longer and heavier than mounted gun systems, and thus offer less mobility in hilly terrains.

A Request for Information (RFI) published by the Army on Friday stated field regiments of the Army will be equipped with the new mounted gun systems for “shoot and scoot” capabilities for operations in mountains. The information has been sought from Indian vendors.

The RFI has stated that the gun systems should be able to fire all in-service ammunition during trials, have an inertial navigation system based sight system with capability to provide orientation and fixation to the gun system and the capability to engage targets by direct firing during day and night, while also having a built-in test facility to identify faults and support repairs of the equipment.

The RFI has also sought details from the vendors on the status of development, whether the components of the equipment will be sourced indigenously, the communication system to be used for inter-communication within the gun crew and the maintenance philosophy of the equipment, aside from details about its mobility parameters such as its fuel, emission norms and speed among others.

The latest RFI indicates efforts towards the Army’s artillery modernisation plans which have gained pace in the past few years. Last year, a separate RFI for 155mm mounted gun systems (for medium regiments) was published.

Among prominent Indian firms, Bharat Forge had launched the indigenous Multi-terrain Artillery Gun (MArG) 155 – BR last year during multinational military exercise of Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) countries. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh had launched the multi-terrain artillery gun in presence of Army Chief General M M Naravane.

Why Mounted Gun Systems Are Critical

As per a senior Army officer, the advantages of a mounted gun system over a towed gun system are several.

The officer explained that in a towed gun system, the gun has to be towed by the vehicle, increasing the combined length of the vehicle and the gun, while in a mounted gun system, the barrel element is mounted on a body of the vehicle instead, leading to a lesser combined length.

“Roads in the mountains are narrow and the bends are sharp. With the combined length of the vehicle and the gun being towed, the turning radius in mountains becomes low and mobility becomes a challenge,” the officer said.

“But in a mounted gun system, the barrel is mounted atop a vehicle. This reduces the combined length, thus increasing the mobility of the vehicle in difficult mountainous terrains. The reduced size also makes it look like any other vehicle and makes it difficult to detect,” the officer explained.

During firing, the gun in a mounted gun system slides down and gets anchored on ground and is pulled up later.

While as part of its artillery modernisation programme, plans to procure medium guns are underway, sources said field guns are lighter and convenient for deployment in high-altitude areas.

“In medium guns, the barrel is longer and thus the vehicle on which it would be mounted is also bigger. Field guns are lighter and the vehicle carrying it would thus be smaller in size, facilitating increased mobility on difficult terrains,” the officer quoted above explained.

Towed howitzers such as the indigenously made 105 mm Indian Field Gun and the L118 gun are among the artillery field guns in use with the Army.

Army Looks To Buy Indigenous Mounted Gun Systems: Here's How It Will Sharpen Attacks In Mountains

Indian Army has released a RFI to procure 105mm/37 Calibre Mounted Gun System under Make in India program. The proposed system will be emplo...

www.indiandefensenews.in

 

[Aditya Ballal]

“FGK succesfully proof fired 155x52 cal ordnance today at CPE Itarsi, proving its capabilities to manufacture 52 calibre artillery fire power.”
Wtf?