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Friday, November 7, 2025
TopicHowitzers

Topic: howitzers

Watch CutTheClutter: India’s Rs 7,000-cr order for 307 ATAGS artillery guns, its impact & pain points

In episode 1626 of Cut The Clutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta and Deputy Editor Snehesh Alex Philip break down the challenges with this deal, and the future of Indian artillery.

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.

Need a robust and reliable gun, says Army as artillery modernisation plan faces hiccups

Lt Gen. T.K. Chawla, Director General Artillery, stresses importance of indigenous defence manufacturing while discussing challenges facing Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System & Dhanush.

L&T delivers last K9 Vajra howitzer to Army, firm in talks with DRDO to convert it into tank

Indian Army is internally looking at the possibility and practicality of having a light tank, which could come handy in situations similar to Ladakh stand-off.

How Army’s artillery modernisation plan, stuck in a rut after Bofors, is picking up pace

The Army’s artillery modernisation plans have picked up pace since 2010 and have a major indigenous component in them.  

China rolls out new cheap and lightweight howitzers amid tensions at LAC

The howitzers are designed for rugged terrains and border regions. They also have an edge in engine speed, endurance and flexibility, especially in Himalayan border areas.

Beijing equips troops in Tibet with vehicle-mounted howitzers: state-run China daily

Indian experts say development not alarming, but long-term implications need to be kept in mind given China is beefing up security in the region.

On Camera

Moderate Democrat victories signal a bigger shift than Mamdani. The party is bouncing back

New York is America’s most cosmopolitan outpost, not its heartland. One must look at what happened elsewhere in the US on 4 November.

India’s services exports touching $400 bn—a quiet engine offsetting trade deficit

In 2024-25, India exported $387.54 bn worth of services, against imports of $198.14 bn, earning all-time high surplus of $189.40 bn. This offset 2/3rd of goods trade deficit. 

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.