60% of the contract, which involves 307 howitzers and 327 towing vehicles, will go to Bharat Forge, which emerged as lowest bidder, and 40% to Tata Advanced Systems.
On 197th Gunners' Day, a look at how the Indian Army’s artillery regiment is arming itself. The Army is looking at acquiring 400 TGS which can operate in all terrains.
While the country of export has not been specified, it is to note that Saudi Arabia recently carried out trials of Bharat 52, a 155 mm, 52 calibre towed howitzer, made by the company.
Dhanush needed fresh trials after Army flagged production quality issues. Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System was found to have 'inconsistency' in overall performance in trials last June.
The towed gun system is part of Army’s Field Artillery Rationalisation Plan that was drawn up in 1999. An Israeli firm has been in the race for over two years now.
DRDO said the gun system is far better than the legendary Bofors in the Indian Army along with any other artillery guns in the world including the ATHOS gun offered by Israel.
With two hostile neighbours in the immediate vicinity and one in the greater region, it is imperative that New Delhi forge alliances that can offer some stability.
Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.
In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.
Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.
In short, the Indian Army did everything it could to procure the foreign artillery guns but ultimately had to settle for the indigenous one.
The indigenous one consistently outperformed the foreign ones in contention, but the Army was hell bent on procuring the foreign ones. This resulted in the protracted “trials” of the ATAGs.
The Indian Army remains in the stranglehold of the arms import lobby.
In short, the Indian Army did everything it could to procure the foreign artillery guns but ultimately had to settle for the indigenous one.
The indigenous one consistently outperformed the foreign ones in contention, but the Army was hell bent on procuring the foreign ones. This resulted in the protracted “trials” of the ATAGs.
The Indian Army remains in the stranglehold of the arms import lobby.