Indian Army Artillery

[Sea Eagle]

dhanush gun will go to summer trail 81835

How many more times will they test the Gun ??

 

[ladder]

How many more times will they test the Gun ??

I can understand your frustration. But, last summer it failed the test because the barrel of the howitzer burst.

 

[Sea Eagle]

Pinaka MBRL with GPS / INS guided Rockets ..

I don't see any fins :why:
that is a fuze from RHE warhead on Pinaka rocket.Fins or stabilizers are at the rear end of rocket cylinder like in the second picture

 

[Kunal Biswas]

Pinaka Rocket`s GPS kit ..

GPS Antenna:

Increased application of Global Positioning Systems (GPS) for navigational aids, necessitated the development of low profile antennas. Two types of low profile antennas, viz., Wraparound Microstrip Antenna for Pinaka Rocket and Quadrifilar Helix Antenna for manpack GPS have been developed by DRDO. The development of GPS antenna for Pinaka, along with its feed network, is a challenging task as it requires antenna to be conformal with the cylindrical body of the rocket. Quadrifilar Helix Antenna is one of the preferred antennas for GPS application owing to its smaller size and cardioid pattern.


Specifications>>

Centre frequency : 1575.4 MHz
Bandwidth : � 3 MHz
Polarisation : RHCP
Gain : Better than 0 dB
VSWR : < 2:1
Radiation pattern : Hemispherical
Axial ratio : < 6 dB
The antennas have been fabricated, tested and are undergoing field trials.

DRDO

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Its hard to tell whether its a vane type control like on IMI's TCS or disc type airbrake control on French SPADICO.

Shared by mainly > @Twinblade

Here : http://defenceforumindia.com/forum/indian-army/5115-indian-army-artillery-110.html

I don't see any fins :why:that is a fuze from RHE warhead on Pinaka rocket.Fins or stabilizers are at the rear end of rocket cylinder like in the second picture

 

[makmohan]

Re: Modernisation for Indian 105mm Light Field Guns.

Afghanistan has 105mm howitzers in its wishlist from India, can we give these ones ?? It will help both Indian industries and as well as satisfy our new democratic neighbor's wishlist..

OFB wheeled 105mm SPGH

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Indian equivalent, Its design as per BSF requirements ..

 

[Kunal Biswas]

Re: Modernisation for Indian 105mm Light Field Guns.

Sure we can, In fact they want there entire Arty to be Indian origin ..

But Our Government of present will not let that happen, In an excuse they made a statement that OFB cannot do that because they dont have capacity to do so ..

Afghanistan has 105mm howitzers in its wishlist from India, can we give these ones ?? It will help both Indian industries and as well as satisfy our new democratic neighbor's wishlist..

 

[mayankkrishna]

Why Arty is called 'King of Land War Systems' !

 

[Bhadra]

Re: Modernisation for Indian 105mm Light Field Guns.

Afghanistan has 105mm howitzers in its wishlist from India, can we give these ones ?? It will help both Indian industries and as well as satisfy our new democratic neighbor's wishlist..

Check if OFs have supplied 105 to IA as required by them ( in numbers and quality ) !!

 

[makmohan]

Re: Modernisation for Indian 105mm Light Field Guns.

It will create lot of potential for our industry, We can even work on the refinements from their usage experience inputs on further versions of it.

Sure we can, In fact they want there entire Arty to be Indian origin ..

But Our Government of present will not let that happen, In an excuse they made a statement that OFB cannot do that because they dont have capacity to do so ..

 

[Kunal Biswas]

Re: Modernisation for Indian 105mm Light Field Guns.

Unless you put something gud on the table to prove your claim, I will keep using my mod power to keep you contain at DFI ..

I don`t want to be harsh unless you force me too,

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So, Where you heard abt this silly things Uncle ji ..

Check if OFs have supplied 105 to IA as required by them ( in numbers and quality ) !!

 

[ladder]

Re: Modernisation for Indian 105mm Light Field Guns.

Check if OFs have supplied 105 to IA as required by them ( in numbers and quality ) !!

I can't say about quality but for quantity

A senior official at GCF Jabalpur said that the order was received in 2010 and so far 100 pieces have been delivered. Another 50 are expected to be dispatched this year. The source confirmed that this was the biggest order in the recent past.

Army's new mountain divisions to get light field guns instead of howitzers - The Times of India

 

[Indo-Pacific Security]

Re: Modernisation for Indian 105mm Light Field Guns.

Sure we can, In fact they want there entire Arty to be Indian origin ..

But Our Government of present will not let that happen, In an excuse they made a statement that OFB cannot do that because they dont have capacity to do so ..

Chinese companies can sell weapons to anyone and everyone possible, even Zimbabwe, without any scruples. French are known for their impartiality in selling weapons globally (They are selling ships to Russia even now). Israelis are same and so are British and Americans. Hence, Indian shyness of selling weapons is kind of outrageous and ridiculous.

Why can't you make a negative list for manufacturers and any item which is not on the list can be sold to anyone, anywhere?

In addition, Indian 105mm field guns are indigenous products. Kalyani and Tata are building 155 mm guns. There are many more other examples in other equipment sectors. So why does Indian government wants to pay to Russia for supplying weapons to Afghanistan, when Indian companies are more than eager to do the same? Afghans themselves didn't make any such request. They are even asking for second hand products which may not be in use in Indian forces.

Why this hurry to run to Russian factories for weapons and give them money and jobs? Is there something else also involved which we don't know?

 

[Kunal Biswas]

Re: Modernisation for Indian 105mm Light Field Guns.

There is a large Russian lobby influence over Indian MOD and Indian Government, Even In India Our National Defense Industry is kept low on buget so they cannot make sufficient arms and hence lot of imports with large kickbacks, Even imported stuff we get are turned to be duds in many ways ..

When we talk about exporting, Even when our Industry can do they are suppressed by our own under some other`s influence ..

Chinese companies can sell weapons to anyone and everyone possible, even Zimbabwe, without any scruples. French are known for their impartiality in selling weapons globally (They are selling ships to Russia even now). Israelis are same and so are British and Americans. Hence, Indian shyness of selling weapons is kind of outrageous and ridiculous.

So why does Indian government wants to pay to Russia for supplying weapons to Afghanistan, when Indian companies are more than eager to do the same?

Why this hurry to run to Russian factories for weapons and give them money and jobs? Is there something else also involved which we don't know?

 

[charlie]

I think one of the reason India is not supplying any weapons that are made in India is because of pakistan, may be Indian government is worried that those weapons might end up in pakistan some how.

We supply small arms to Nepal so we can supply to Afghanistan too but I think pakistan is the sole reason for not going ahead

 

[prateikf]

Now since NDA is back in power it seems likely that the ban on Denel, IMI and other defence manufacturers is lifted and the army is finally given much needed artillery. These last 10 years of UPA under Sonia and her useless defence minister Antony will be remembered as 10 wasted years for our armed forces. Hope the next defence minister sets right the numerous wrongs of Antony. Perhaps the Bhim project with the Denel gun and turret will be back. Wish even the G6 is purchased for our forces in large numbers. It is known that the army was keen on leasing a large number of G6 from Denel during the kargil conflict. Indian army is the only major army in the world without a proper Self propelled howitzer.

 

[SajeevJino]

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M777 training

U.S. Army M777 Howitzer Live-fire | AiirSource - YouTube

 

[Sea Eagle]

Any news about the drdo howitzer system ?
Whats its current status ?

 

[Kunal Biswas]

It was said that the gun will take three years from 2013, So will see any news not before late 2014 or early or mid 2015 ..

Whats its current status ?

 

[W.G.Ewald]

Any news about the drdo howitzer system ?
Whats its current status ?

From January of this year:

The desi Bofors howitzer is ready to boom once again. Its barrel has burst during firing trials last August, in a deadly blow to the indigenisation dream. This time, the Army is keeping its fingers crossed for the fresh trials slated for February-March.

Desi Bofors howitzer to be tested again, Army keeps fingers crossed - The Times of India

 

[W.G.Ewald]

India's 2 towed howitzer competitions, and its 2 self-propelled artillery procurements, have mostly served as cautionary tales. If the stakes weren't so high, they'd qualify as farce. The simple process of buying off-the-shelf artillery guns has become a decades-long affair filled with legal drama, accusations of corruption, and multiple re-starts – but not one new gun. Competitions are declared, and canceled, again and again. One is on its 5th iteration. Another is on its 3rd. Meanwhile, India's stock of operational 155mm FH77 howitzers has dwindled to around 200, and their last successful artillery buy was over 2 decades ago. Is there an end in sight to any of these competitions? Or a potential winner?

Procurement Nadir: India’s Murky, Messed-Up Howitzer Competitions