Indian Army enhancing combat prowess of artillery units along frontier with ChinaThe Indian Army is boosting its artillery capabilities along the China border by acquiring additional K9 Vajra howitzers, swarm drones, loi...
27 Sep, 2024, 07.49 PM 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
Drawing lessons from Russia-Ukraine conflict, India rebalances artillery planIndia is reevaluating its artillery modernization plan, taking cues from the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The focus is on mobility, self-preser...
16 Sep, 2023, 11.11 PM IST
Made-in-India weapon systems highlight of Army's 'Exercise Topchi'Dhanush gun system arrived four months ago and at the end of the year, five regiments of Dhanush will be included in the Indian Artillery, ...
29 Jan, 2023, 04.59 PM IST
Indian Army boosting surveillance, fire power capability along frontier with ChinaThe Artillery units of the Indian Army already deployed K-9 Vajra Tracked Self-Propelled Howitzers, ultra-light M-777 howitzers, Pinaka roc...
27 Sep, 2022, 05.51 PM IST
Indian Army deploys K-9 Vajra howitzers in Ladakh for high altitude operations, more orders possibleThe K-9 VAJRA is the indigenised version of the basic K9 Thunder from South Korea. The self-propelled guns have a range of 38 kilometres an...
18 Feb, 2021, 05.38 PM IST
Gujarat CM flags of Larsen & Toubro-made 91st K9 Vajra-T Gun"The 'K9 VAJRA-T' Howitzer Program involves the delivery of 100 systems with associated Engineering Support Package (ESP) covering Spares, ...
11 Jan, 2021, 06.12 PM IST
Toast of 'Make in India' but production line for Vajra artillery guns to run dry this yearL&T said the order for 100 guns — valued at Rs 4,500 crore — would be completed within six months and its manufacturing facility at Hazira,...
07 Feb, 2020, 09.01 AM IST
Rajnath Singh flags off 51st K-9 Vajra at L&T gun making facilityThe L&T officials showed the minister the different manoeuvres of the K-9 Vajra-T, a tracked self-propelled howitzer. Singh sat in the vehi...
16 Jan, 2020, 08.36 PM IST
Indian Army gets new teeth, K9 Vajra, M777 howitzers inductedThe artillery modernisation plan has been moving at a slow pace since the last couple of decades but it picked up pace when the Indian Army...
09 Nov, 2018, 05.19 PM IST
K9 Vajra, M777 howitzers to be inducted on Friday, Nirmala Sitharaman to attend eventThe development will lead to the establishing of the first regiments- each comprising of about 18 guns- of the M777s and the Vajra by aroun...
09 Nov, 2018, 10.30 AM IST
Rolling out big guns: Two big shows for ‘Make in India’The ‘shoot and scoot’ gun, will be deployed along the western border to take on a Pakistani battlefield edge in mobile artillery.
10 Sep, 2018, 03.37 PM IST
Make in India: L&T outguns global rivals to bag Rs 5,000-crore Indian Army dealIn a deal, Larsen and Toubro has emerged as the finalist for about Rs 5,000 crore contract to supply 100 self-propelled artillery guns to t...
15 Jul, 2018, 01.39 PM IST
L&T to make artillery guns in India with Korean defence firm Hanwha TechwinL&T on Friday announced a contract with the Korean defence firm to execute an order for 100 ‘K 9 Vajra T’ howitzers by the Army.
14 Jul, 2018, 08.59 PM IST
Cloud over Korean howitzersA top L&T official, on being contacted, said, "We do not have full details of the latest accident in South Korea but it could be due to the...
12 Jul, 2018, 11.21 AM IST
K9 Vajra: A test of the ‘Make in India’ initiativeThe Indian private sector is set to manufacture its first ever artillery gun, with L&T ready to supply its K9 ‘Vajra’ mobile howitzer to th...
02 Jul, 2016, 01.26 AM IST
- Coast Guard stations 'Vajra' for vigil around Exclusive Economic Zone
At least 34 jawans and a commanding officer will provide round the clock service on the ship, coast guard officials said.
11 Apr, 2013, 04.52 PM IST