Made in India, built for all terrains: The ATAGS howitzer that fires and disappears in 85 seconds is being tested locallyIndia’s artillery arm is getting a serious makeover. At its heart is the Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS), a homegrown 155mm how...
08 Jul, 2025, 01.16 PM IST
Indian Navy, Kirloskar sign Rs 270 crore deal for 6MW marine diesel engineThe Indian Navy has signed an order with Kirloskar Oil Engines Limited for the development of a 6MW marine diesel engine, aiming to boost s...
02 Apr, 2025, 09.42 PM IST
MoD seals ₹6,900 crore deal with Bharat Forge & Tata for India’s next-gen ATAGS artilleryIndia has inked defence contracts worth Rs 6,900 crore to boost its artillery capabilities. The Ministry of Defence has signed deals with B...
26 Mar, 2025, 06.07 PM IST
Cabinet Committee on Security clears Rs 7,000 crore made-in-India artillery guns dealThe Cabinet Committee on Security has approved a Rs 7,000 crore deal to procure indigenous 155 mm ATAGS artillery guns, developed by DRDO w...
20 Mar, 2025, 11.36 PM IST
Cabinet approves Rs 7,000 crore deal for Indigenous ATAGS acquisitionThe Cabinet Committee on Security has approved the acquisition of 307 Advanced Towed Artillery Gun Systems (ATAGS) worth nearly Rs 7000 cro...
20 Mar, 2025, 03.57 PM IST
Bharat Forge, Tata likely to get DRDO-made towed guns dealBharat Forge has emerged as the lowest bidder in a ₹7,000 crore deal to supply the Indian Army with 307 units of the indigenously developed...
05 Nov, 2024, 12.21 AM IST
Bharat Forge emerges lowest bidder in Indian Army's tender to buy 307 ATAGS howitzersBharat Forge Limited won a contract to supply the Indian Army with 307 ATAGS howitzers. The deal is worth over Rs 6,000 crore. Bharat Forge...
04 Nov, 2024, 10.05 PM IST
Indian Army starts process to buy more powerful and lighter artillery guns for Rs 7,000 croreThe Indian Army has issued a tender for next-generation artillery guns to be designed and manufactured domestically. With an initial requir...
22 Aug, 2024, 02.54 PM IST
A Rs 7,000 crore aim: Army guns for new-age artilleryThe estimated Rs 7,000 crore acquisition of new Towed Gun Systems is seeing keen interest from the private defence manufacturing sector tha...
17 Aug, 2024, 05.11 AM IST
Indian Army moves to buy ₹6k cr artillery guns from Indian companiesThe Indian Army has proposed a ₹6,000 crore plan to acquire next-generation guns from domestic companies. The new towed gun system (TGS) wi...
29 Sep, 2023, 12.08 AM IST
Army looking for lighter, versatile Made in India artillery gunsThe Indian Army is seeking lighter and more advanced towed artillery guns to replace the current DRDO-developed Advanced Towed Artillery Gu...
25 Sep, 2023, 12.30 AM IST
DRDO confirms successful trials of enhanced range Pinaka rockets in Pokhran, Balasore"The user trials of the DRDO-developed Range Pinka rockets were conducted at Balasore and Pokharan over the past few weeks. In a success fo...
29 Aug, 2022, 04.02 PM IST
Army looks to revive artillery gun plan with Israel to bridge critical gapsThe Israeli company had been shortlisted as the lowest bidder in an international competition in 2019 after undergoing extensive tests by t...
07 Jun, 2021, 01.12 PM IST
Indian Army to test indigenous artillery system with 48-km strike rangeThe 155mm/52 caliber advanced towed artillery gun system (ATAGS) is set to undergo “winter user trials” by the Army in Sikkim in January-Fe...
21 Dec, 2020, 12.34 PM IST
ATAGS howitzer best in world, no need for imported artillery guns: DRDOATAGS project director and senior DRDO scientist Shailendra V Gade said the gun system is far better than the legendary Bofors in the India...
19 Dec, 2020, 11.44 AM IST
ATAGS to be ready for user trial by early 2017: DRDOHaving successfully conducted the proof firing, India's first fully integrated Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS) will be ready fo...
14 Jul, 2018, 05.04 PM IST
- DRDO in dialogue with major Indian firms to develop howitzers
DRDO is currently developing the 155 mm, 52 calibre ATAGS at the Pune-based Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE).
06 Jan, 2013, 10.51 AM IST