As part of its major modernisation plan with regard to defence equipment, the Indian Army on Friday issued a tender worth around Rs 6,500 crore to buy 400 new howitzers (artillery guns).
As per the tender issued, the Army will buy the guns in the Indigenously Designed, Developed and Manufactured (IDDM) category from Indian firms.
The purchase would provide a major boost to the domestic firms in the defence sector, top defence sources told India Today.
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A number of new howitzers have been procured by the force in the last decade, including gun systems like the Dhanush, Sharang, Ultra Light Howitzer (ULH) and K-9 Vajra Self Propelled Guns.
The Dhanush Guns are an electronic upgrade of the Bofors Guns, while the Sharang Guns have been upgraded from 130 mm to 155 mm calibre. The Seven and Five regiments have already been equipped with Self-Propelled guns.
155 mm will be the standard calibre of all artillery guns in the future, with automated systems and assemblies. The emphasis is on the development of new technologies in sighting systems, ammunition manufacturing, metallurgy, and networking of guns, the sources added.
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