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Friday, March 29, 2024
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Topic: Artillery

In a first, women army officers from artillery regiment to be part of Republic Day parade

They will be on mechanised columns that will showcase indigenous equipment including the Pinaka multi-barrel rocket launcher system and Swathi weapon-locating radar.

Artillery is the king of battlefield but they must adapt now, move away from towed guns

Acquisitions being planned should cater for the battle field milieu of the next few decades, in which towed artillery may be a liability.

Not ATAGS, Vajra or Dhanush. A new gun will be the mainstay of Indian Artillery

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. 

Mountain Strike Corps to have independent surveillance & target acquisition units, says Army chief

In inaugural SF Rodrigues Memorial Lecture, Gen. Manoj Pande says artillery will undergo structural changes. Ukraine conflict has aptly demonstrated primacy of technology, he adds.

Need niche technology, says Army as it seeks to beef up artillery firepower

Role of long-range vectors in non-contact warfare established. Russia-Ukraine war has shown how India needs indigenous arms industry for both arms & armament, says Army.

Norway, Denmark agree to donate additional 9,000 rounds of artillery to Ukraine

Bridging its relations with NATO, the artillery rounds can be used in several types of artillery, including the previously Norway-donated M109 Howitzer, said Ukraine ministry.

Wife of Galwan hero commissioned as officer. Army also gets 1st batch of women artillery officers  

Rekha Singh, wife of the late Naik (Nursing Assistant) Deepak Singh, has been commissioned as lieutenant in Ordnance Corps and posted to Ladakh in same command as her husband.

New barrel, extended range — India & US explore joint development of M777 howitzer variant

Army will also be able to convert guns already in use to planned M777 ER (Extended Range) variant, it is learnt.

As Army puts in request for towed artillery guns, Israeli ATHOS is back in race for mega deal

In its request, Army specifies weight of gun system should preferably be less than 15 tons. This brings Israeli firm Elbit in reckoning as indigenous ATAGs are well over 18 tons.

Why artillery, Russia’s ‘god of war’, couldn’t crush the Ukrainians & what it means for India

Massed guns have proved unable to compete with precision-guided modern weapons. The final piece of a 3-part series on lessons for India's military from the Ukraine war.

On Camera

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.