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In final stages of ordering 155/52 self-propelled gun: ParrikarThe 155mm/45-calibre Dhanush howitzer has been tested and field trials have been completed, he said at the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit he...
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...
Six prototypes of artillery gun 'Dhanush' have been produced till date: Rao Inderjit SinghDhanush is currently undergoing confirmatory trials and evaluation. Bulk production of the gun shall commence after successful completion o...
Make in India: Dhanush outguns original Swedish BoforsThe desi howitzer, christened Dhanush, can outgun the original Swedish Bofors 155mm artillery gun in range, accuracy, reliability, shoot-an...
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 ...
PAC may finalise Bofors report in Budget sessionThe main function of PAC is to examine an audit report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India after it has been placed in Parliame...
Sweden calls off Bofors scandal probe to avoid embarrassment to Rajiv Gandhi in secret scheme: CIAThe recently declassified CIA records reveal that the US was closely following the Bofors scandal and its possible fallouts in India and Sw...
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.
Indian Bofors gun's barrel bursts during trialsA barrel of the indigenous- version of the Bofors howitzers burst during their trials in the Pokharan range, delaying plans to induct these...
L&T in race for Rs 2,000-cr howitzer tenderThe gun being offered by the Indian firm is learnt to have been built and developed in collaboration with South Korean Samsung Techwin.
Desi Bofors to plug gap in Army’s long-range firepowerTwo prototypes of the 155mm\45-calibre guns have been developed, one with 68% indigenous parts and the other with 46%, and have been "satis...
- India to buy 145 ultra light howitzers for Army from US
India will issue a request to the US Government next month for procuring 145 M777 ultra light howitzers for the Army at a cost of over Rs 3...
- Army places orders for 100 howitzers
Indian Army has placed orders for 100 artillery guns with the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) after having failed to acquire even a single how...
- CAG pulls up Army, MoD for delay in buying artillery guns
The CAG, in its latest report on defence acquisitions tabled in Parliament, has criticized the Army, defence ministry for delay in procurin...
- Army caught in controversy again over $647 million howitzer
The gun slated for induction was the M-777 ultra-light howitzers, 145 of which India was to buy from the US in a direct government-to-gover...
- Quattrocchi, Jain got kickbacks in Bofors: ex-CBI officer
An ex-CBI officer who supervised the case claimed that alleged Hawala dealer S K Jain told the probe agency he and Ottavio Quattrocchi rece...
- Rs 20k cr deals may end Army’s artillery drought
India is now going to float a mega global tender for acquiring 814 motorised howitzers in a fresh attempt to kickstart the Army’s long-dela...