Indian Army Artillery

[vishwaprasad]

only 155 mm / 39 caliber light artillery deal is finalized I think (deal not yet signed)...Dont know when we will sign some heavy weight 155 mm / 52 caliber artillery....

 

[Kunal Biswas]

No idea ...

though 155mm / 45cal guns are ordered in first batch it number 100..

 

[vishwaprasad]

^^ thank god at least some good news on artillery front...is it domestic KB?

 

[Kunal Biswas]

100% Home made..

 

[vishwaprasad]

^^ great news

 

[sathya]

Army to induct indigenous howitzers in 2013: AK Antony

After failing to induct artillery guns in the last over 25 years, the Indian Army will get its first indigenously-manufactured howitzer next year, Defence Minister AK Antony said inJabalpur on Saturday.

The guns produced in the unit (Ordnance Factory) will be inducted in the Army by 2013, he said after launching the facility to manufacture 155 mm howitzers at the Gun Carriage Factory.

the army, which has not inducted artillery guns in the last 25 years, is eagerly waiting for the indigenously manufactured weapons which are being developed on the basis of the transfer of technology of the Bofors guns.

The two types of howitzers for the army will be ready for trials by December and by June next year respectively.

The clearance for the project was accorded by the Defence Ministry's Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) in its meeting in October last year granting permission to the Ordnance Factory Board to manufacture 155mmhowitzers.

Under the project, the OFB will manufacture two prototypes of 155mm 39 calibre FH-77-B02 guns and the upgraded version of 155 mm/45 calibre howitzers.

The decision to allow the OFB to manufacture these guns was taken after the army failed in more than four attempts to modernise its artillery.

The army has made several attempts to procure four types of howitzers, but all of them have failed due to one reason or the other.

Antony said that plans are afoot for modernisation of ordnance factories in the country saying, "There are a total of 39 ordnance factories in the country and all of them are doing a good work in production of weapons for the Army".

 

[Snuggy321]

can anyone give me a solid explaination why these jawans are jumping around like this ?????

 

[Kunal Biswas]

The reason they jump like this is to warm up themselves in quick succession, Warm body have better muscle movement..

Its very common practice in Indian Army..

 

[Shaitan]

Re: BAE Systems M777 Howitzer procurement by India

 

[ashdoc]

144 indigenous howitzers cleared finally

Defence Ministry has cleared a proposal to induct 144 indigenously-developed 155mm howitzers into the Army for which trials will be held later this year.

The 155mm artillery guns are being developed indigenously by the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) in Jabalpur on the basis of Transfer of Technology of the controversial Swiss Bofors guns, which were inducted into the Army in late 1980s.

"The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has cleared a proposal for production of 144 155mm guns (in the Army). Winter trials will take place in December and summer trials in June," defence minister A K Antony told reporters here.

He expressed hope that these trials would be successful "so that after 30 years, India can have upgraded 155mm guns."

The defence minister had recently visited Jabalpur to review the progress in the development of these guns. The Army has not been able to induct even a single new piece of artillery gun in the last 25 years despite several attempts.

Asked about recent reports suggesting that the Defence Ministry was curbing the financial powers of the DRDO chief, Antony said, "That is not correct. We are in the process of delegation of more powers to the various wings of the Defence Ministry."

"When there is delegation of power, we have to set right things more systematically. It is not confined to DRDO or BrahMos but to entire Defence Ministry family. Out of our past experience, whenever there is more delegation, there should be more transparent systems. There should be check and balance," he said.

The minister said efforts to bring in more accountability and transparency in financial management was for "common good and not for one person or one institution."

144 indigenous howitzers approved for Army: Antony - The Times of India

 

[Daredevil]

Re: BAE Systems M777 Howitzer procurement by India

India To Request Sale Of Howitzers In October

Mon, Oct 1, 2012 14:34 CET
India in expected to issue a request to the U.S Government this month for the sale of 145 M777 ultra-light howitzers worth $660 million for the Indian Army.

"The Letter of Request (LoR) for procuring 145 Ultra-Light Howitzers for the Indian Army through the Foreign Military Sales route would be issued in October," a Defence Ministry official was quoted as saying.

India recently approved the purchase of the M777 guns manufactured by BAE Systems. The sale is the first of its kind in 26 years.

The howitzers, with a maximum range of 30km, will be used by the army's mountain artillery divisions along India's high-altitude frontiers.

The other planned acquisitions include ones for 814 mounted gun systems, 180 self-propelled wheeled guns and 100 tracked guns.

 

[AshutoshNSingh]

Re: BAE Systems M777 Howitzer procurement by India

Army's Arty modernisation process : too little too late

 

[sesha_maruthi27]

Re: 144 indigenous howitzers cleared finally

Great news for the indigenous and home grown scientists after a wait of 25 long years and also it is good for INDIA.........

 

[Kunal Biswas]

Re: 144 indigenous howitzers cleared finally

Indeed good news..

Should have done long back, 30 years wasted which could have been done in 6 months..

 

[Kunal Biswas]

Some Rare Pictures..

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[sesha_maruthi27]

Waiting to see them in service......

 

[bose]

Prahaar Missile system along with the locally built 155 mm 39/45 Cal Artilary system will play a big role in comming years... We need artilary system in large numbers... we should encourage private companies to setup factory for defense poductions...

 

[Kunal Biswas]

In Rocket arty systems :

Brahmos : 290km
Prahaar : 150km
BM-30 : 90km
Pinaka & BM-21 : 40kms

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In Tube arty System :

155 x 45cal : 40-56kms
155 x 39cal : 28-30kms
105mm : 17kms..

 

[Anshu Attri]

 

[Kunal Biswas]