Indian Army Artillery

[Kunal Biswas]

Engage targets spotted by UAV deep in unobserved terrirtories...

Danish Raven UAV spots a taliban mortarteam and British light guns responds

Good ammunition for engagement by SF inside en territory.

M982 Excalibur - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

It can be used for multiple purposes, Above is just one example..

In Indian part, Kargil type conflicts over mountains..

 

[Kunal Biswas]

India to buy 145 US artillery guns, first after Bofors scandal

After a gap of almost three decades, the Indian Army will get new artillery guns.

India has agreed a $560-million deal to buy 145 howitzer guns from America's BAE Systems as it upgrades its outdated military hardware, an official said Saturday.

The deal follows a recent outcry over Indian Army Chief General VK Singh's letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh highlighting the gaps in the country's military preparedness that was leaked to the media.

Sources say these 155mm/39-calibre ultra-light howitzers capable of being swiftly deployed in forward areas by helicopters and aircraft are primarily meant for the high-altitude areas of Arunachal Pradesh and Ladakh to counter to China.

India's requirement, currently pegged at over 1,000 guns, may surge exponentially as the Army raises a new mountain strike corps.

Not a single 155mm artillery gun has been inducted since the Bofors controversy erupted 27 years ago, when Swedish media alleged top Indian politicians and military officials had been bribed in connection with the deal.

Corruption accusations over the Bofors contract cost then Congress Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi the 1989 national elections. His name was cleared by an India court in 2004, but the scandal cast a long shadow.

Analysts say concern over graft has made it difficult to get Indian defense deals cleared with bureaucrats unwilling to make decisions for fear of being accused of "procurement irregularities."

However, the Indian military is now acquiring a slew of new equipment from combat aircraft to submarines and in March, the country announced military spending for the current financial year would total 1.93 trillion rupees ($40 billion).

AFP, The Times of India, The Indian Express, India Blooms

India to buy 145 US artillery guns, first after Bofors scandal: Voice of Russia

 

[Kunal Biswas]

 

[bhramos]

for a second forget about cost of war and think about those 3000 shells going to enemy and our soldiers in the cover fire getting up the peaks.

Freedom isn't free , It cost a soldier a day.

 

[Bhadra]

Artillery Modernisation : The Time for Action is Now

..:: India Strategic ::. Army: Artillery Modernisation The Time for Action is Now

 

[Bhadra]

MOD has scrapped the BEML + Zuzana 155mm product deal after finding that ravi rishi of tatra sipox fame was also in this new venture.

Bharat Rakshak • View topic - Artillery Discussion Thread

 

[Bhadra]

I do not know how many Ravi Rishies are existing amongst these PSUs, OFB and D'R'DOs ?

 

[Kunal Biswas]

Indian Army's 155/45 FD Gun E1s are displayed during the Army Day parade in New Delhi 2008

 

[Bhadra]

Indian Army's 155/45 FD Gun E1s are displayed during the Army Day parade in New Delhi 2008

Only displayed to scare the enemy ?? Or does it fire ??

 

[sayareakd]

Members please understand this that moderators and administrator work here in their free time, they are not paid anything, therefore please dont post garbage as it take time and effort to clean it up. Sure people dont have free time to clean up your garbage.

 

[Ganesh2691]

Indigenous artillery guns meet parameters; Army orders 100

Indigenous artillery guns meet parameters; Army orders 100


Trials of indigenously produced new artillery guns, meant to replace the Army's inventory of 155 mm Howitzers supplied by AB Bofors around 25 years ago, have been promising. In its assessment of the trials carried out this summer in Rajasthan, the Army has said the guns have met the "stipulated parameters'.

Produced by the Ordnance Factory Board, these guns are 155 mm, 45 calibre howitzers. These look like Bofors and have the capacity to fire up to a distance of 32 km. These guns were tested near Pokhran in Rajasthan during May this year.

Around 100 such guns have been ordered by the Army and are based more or less on the existing Bofors design for which the OFB holds the Transfer of Technology (ToT) licence from the Bofors. Research for the manufacture of a number of variants of the howitzer is underway and is nearing completion.

The Army has expressed keenness to have 155 mm 52 calibre guns which the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) will produce. The original AB Bofors-inducted in 1987-is 39 calibre. The "calibre" of a gun is primarily the length of its barrel that helps the ammunition in travelling farther. A 52 calibre gun will fire around 4-5 km more than other variants.

The recently ordered 100 guns of 45 calibre, coupled with 145 ultra-light howitzers (ULH) and the upcoming 52 calibre gun being produced by the DRDO are expected to end the shortage of artillery guns in the Indian Inventory. As part of its artillery modernisation plan, the Army plans to purchase a total of 400 howitzers that can be towed away, along with 180 self-propelled ones and 145 ULH.

Apart from the order placed to the OFB, the Ministry of Defence has okayed the purchase of 145 ULH under a $700-million deal through the foreign military sales (FMS) route between the US and India. Named the M777, these guns weigh just 3,200 kg each and can be slung under a helicopter to be dropped in mountain areas that are inaccessible by road. These guns will be stationed in Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh – both facing China.

Indigenous artillery guns meet parameters; Army orders 100 | idrw.org

 

[A chauhan]

Re: Indigenous artillery guns meet parameters; Army orders 100

Good news for DRDO and us ! cheers ! :thumb:

 

[sayareakd]

Re: Indigenous artillery guns meet parameters; Army orders 100

they need more then 1000 guns, so why order just 100, that will not even recover cost of assambly line.

 

[Bhadra]

Re: Indigenous artillery guns meet parameters; Army orders 100

they need more then 1000 guns, so why order just 100, that will not even recover cost of assambly line.

How can one order 1000 guns which have yet to fire and establish itself.....

Lage raho. Ek din 1000 par pahunch jaoge.

 

[W.G.Ewald]

Re: Indigenous artillery guns meet parameters; Army orders 100

 

[Neil]

Re: Indigenous artillery guns meet parameters; Army orders 100

How can one order 1000 guns which have yet to fire and establish itself.....

Lage raho. Ek din 1000 par pahunch jaoge.

please read the article....

Trials of indigenously produced new artillery guns, meant to replace the Army's inventory of 155 mm Howitzers supplied by AB Bofors around 25 years ago, have been promising

may be army is waiting for 52 cal gun rather than 45 cal...

 

[Bhadra]

Re: Indigenous artillery guns meet parameters; Army orders 100

please read the article....


may be army is waiting for 52 cal gun rather than 45 cal...

That would be correct neil...
45 cal is just for interim. Let DRDO make 52 cal and the order will be for substantial quantities.

 

[Ray]

Re: Indigenous artillery guns meet parameters; Army orders 100

User Trials is not restricted to the deserts alone before orders are placed

It will have to be tested in the High Altitude, Jungles, Plains and maybe riverine too.

Then there is the Technical trials.

Any more details?

This is an Indian Defence Research Wing article.

 

[Ray]

Re: Indigenous artillery guns meet parameters; Army orders 100

This is an important news.

I have googled to find out more details for this news.

How come no national newspapers are carrying this news?

 

[Ray]

Re: Indigenous artillery guns meet parameters; Army orders 100

OK I got this from another forum

Indigenous artillery guns meet parameters; Army orders 100
Ajay Banerjee/TNS

New Delhi, July 29
Trials of indigenously produced new artillery guns, meant to replace the Army's inventory of 155 mm Howitzers supplied by AB Bofors around 25 years ago, have been promising. In its assessment of the trials carried out this summer in Rajasthan, the Army has said the guns have met the "stipulated parameters'.

Produced by the Ordnance Factory Board, these guns are 155 mm, 45 calibre howitzers. These look like Bofors and have the capacity to fire up to a distance of 32 km. These guns were tested near Pokhran in Rajasthan during May this year.

Around 100 such guns have been ordered by the Army and are based more or less on the existing Bofors design for which the OFB holds the Transfer of Technology (ToT) licence from the Bofors. Research for the manufacture of a number of variants of the howitzer is underway and is nearing completion.

The Army has expressed keenness to have 155 mm 52 calibre guns which the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) will produce. The original AB Bofors-inducted in 1987-is 39 calibre. The "calibre" of a gun is primarily the length of its barrel that helps the ammunition in travelling farther. A 52 calibre gun will fire around 4-5 km more than other variants.

The recently ordered 100 guns of 45 calibre, coupled with 145 ultra-light howitzers (ULH) and the upcoming 52 calibre gun being produced by the DRDO are expected to end the shortage of artillery guns in the Indian Inventory. As part of its artillery modernisation plan, the Army plans to purchase a total of 400 howitzers that can be towed away, along with 180 self-propelled ones and 145 ULH.

Apart from the order placed to the OFB, the Ministry of Defence has okayed the purchase of 145 ULH under a $700-million deal through the foreign military sales (FMS) route between the US and India. Named the M777, these guns weigh just 3,200 kg each and can be slung under a helicopter to be dropped in mountain areas that are inaccessible by road. These guns will be stationed in Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh - both facing China.

FIRE POWER

Produced by the Ordnance Factory Board, new artillery guns are 155 mm, 45 calibre howitzers
Can fire up to a distance of 32 km
These will replace Army's inventory of 155 mm Howitzers supplied by AB Bofors around 25 yrs ago

The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Nation