Def min inks ₹7.6k cr deal with L&T for Vajra gunsIndia's Ministry of Defence has signed a ₹7,628 crore contract with Larsen & Toubro for 100 self-propelled K9 Vajra artillery guns. These g...
20 Dec, 2024, 11.38 PM IST
Indian Army to boost firepower with 200 new mounted howitzers, 400 towed gun systemsThe procurement process is part of the Army plan for Mediumisation with indigenous guns and is likely to be completed by the year 2042. In ...
27 Nov, 2023, 08.05 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
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
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
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
Army to get first batch of Dhanush artillery gunsFive guns from the total order for 114 are likely to be handed over next week.
23 Mar, 2019, 08.43 AM IST
Ordinance Factory Board gets nod for producing long-range artillery gun 'Dhanush'Described as a product of joint efforts of the OFB and the Indian Army, this is the first ever indigenous 155 mm x 45 calibre long-range ar...
19 Feb, 2019, 08.37 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
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
Indian Army gets M777 howitzers 30 years after Bofors scandalThe M-777 A-2 ultra-light howitzers (ULH), having a maximum range of 30 km and manufactured by the BAE Systems, were being taken to Pokhran...
15 Jul, 2018, 01.30 PM IST
L&T bags its biggest defence order worth Rs 4,500 crore to supply self-propelled guns to Indian ArmyL&T will supply 100 units of 155mm/52 calibre Tracked Self-Propelled Gun systems to the Indian army over 42 months. The order will give L&T...
14 Jul, 2018, 09.02 PM IST
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...
14 Jul, 2018, 08.37 PM IST
Decision on big ticket defence projects likely this year: Manohar ParrikarHe said work on a second manufacturing line for indigenously developed Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas will also commence in the next thr...
12 Jul, 2018, 10.14 AM IST
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.
13 May, 2013, 03.08 AM IST
Howitzers tender worth Rs 4,600 crore scrapped yet againThe tender was cancelled recently following complaints of snag in the guns of one of the two companies in the race for the deal.
13 Sep, 2012, 07.52 PM IST
- 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...
21 Dec, 2011, 05.05 AM IST