Indian Army plans largest-ever K9 Vajra acquisition with order for 300 additional guns; check its featuresThe Indian Army plans to acquire 300 more K9 Vajra self-propelled guns. This significant order will boost the Regiment of Artillery. The K9...
12 Jun, 2026, 08.14 PM IST
North Korea will deploy new artillery guns targeting Seoul and commission its 1st destroyerNorth Korea announced the deployment of new long-range artillery systems capable of striking Seoul and the commissioning of its first naval...
08 May, 2026, 08.06 AM IST
Amid military standoff with China, Indian Army gets new high-altitude firing range in Arunachal's Tawang sectorThe Indian Army has set up a new firing range, which is helping it to practice firing of howitzers and other important weapon systems, a to...
27 Sep, 2024, 07.45 PM IST
Army issues Rs 6,500 crore tender for buying 400 howitzers under Make-in-IndiaIndian Army's Regiment of Artillery is looking to use the expertise of Indian Industry to produce a 155 mm/52 calibre Towed Gun System, whi...
16 Aug, 2024, 09.45 PM IST
Army moves over Rs 6,500 cr deal to Defence Ministry for procurement of 400 howitzers from 'desi' firmsThe Army wants the guns to be lighter in weight and easier to deploy in high-altitude areas like the older bofors guns. The procurement pro...
28 Sep, 2023, 10.12 PM IST
OFB exports its newly developed 52-calibre barrels to BoforsThe OFB chairman said that it has exported two 52-calibre barrels to Swedish arms manufacturer Bofors AB, from which it had imported 155 mm...
18 Mar, 2020, 08.24 PM IST
Army's artillery wing displays firepower, array of gunsThe artillery wing of Indian Army today conducted exercise 'Sarvatra Prahar', displaying its prowess, deadly firepower and a wide range of ...
14 Jul, 2018, 09.21 PM IST
Shot in the arm for Indian Army soon with delivery of Dhanush 155mm artillery gunThe Indian Army is set to soon be handed over the indigenously-developed howitzer 'Dhanush', also known as 'desi bofors'.
14 Jul, 2018, 09.16 PM IST
United Arab Emirate guns to fire with Made in India shellsThe ordnance factories' exports will multiply 10 times once the Rs 235 crore order is finalized. "At present, exports are within Rs 20-25 c...
14 Jul, 2018, 08.53 PM IST
Gun Carriage Factory hands over three 'Dhanush' guns to armyThe trials saw some 2,000 rounds being successfully fired from the gun in different climatic conditions like in snowy, desert and hostile a...
14 Jul, 2018, 05.04 PM IST
OFB eyes to bag Army order to upgrade imported field gunsAccording to defence experts, the 130-mm field guns have almost become obsolete the world over as they have been replaced by 155-mm howitze...
10 Jun, 2018, 01.35 PM IST
Dhanush artillery gun clears final test, ready for induction: OfficialBetween June 2-6, fifty rounds of shells each were fired from six Dhanush guns, Gun Carriage Factory (GCF) Senior General Manager SK Singh ...
08 Jun, 2018, 07.26 PM IST
OFB upgrades 130-mm field guns, eyes order from ArmyThe cost of a new 155-mm artillery gun comes to around Rs 15 crore, while the upgradation has been done for just Rs one crore for each.
19 Mar, 2018, 11.58 PM IST
Desi Bofors howitzer to be tested again, Army keeps fingers crossedThe Army has not inducted a single modern 155mm gun for the last three decades since the infamous Bofors scandal.
27 Jan, 2014, 12.10 PM IST
- Ordnance factory introduces indigenous version of 155mm gun
Indian armed forces will use in 3 months an indigenous version of the 155mm calibre Bofors guns "which are more advanced than Bofors".
04 Jan, 2013, 09.52 PM IST
144 indigenous howitzers approved for Army: AK AntonyDefence Ministry has cleared a proposal to induct 144 indigenously-developed 155mm howitzers into the Army for which trials will be held la...
01 Oct, 2012, 06.52 PM IST
Army to induct indigenous howitzers in 2013: AK AntonyAfter failing to induct artillery guns in the last over 25 years, the Indian Army will get its first indigenously-manufactured howitzer nex...
22 Sep, 2012, 05.09 PM IST