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MoD Initiates Procurement Process for Another Batch of 100 K-9 Self-Propelled Howitzers
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Indian Army K-9T 'Vajra' SPH in Ladakh
The Indian Army has initiated the purchase of a fresh batch of 155mm/ 52 calibre tracked self-propelled howitzer K9 Vajra-T. It is learnt that the repeat order is making progress under the procurement process. The order is under evaluation which is the norm under the Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 2020.
The Indian army is looking for 100 K9 Vajra-T, with a maximum range of 38 kilometres.
K-9 Vajra, a 155mm/52 Calibre howitzer, is a type of artillery gun that can fire shells at great elevation angles to hit targets far away. K-9 Vajra which is based on South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace’s K-9 Thunder is jointly built by Indian private-sector defence entity L&T.
So far, L&T has already delivered 100 K-9 Vajra to the Indian army.
The K9 VAJRA-T is capable of handling both Indian and NATO standard ammunition as it has demonstrated. As the reports suggest, the new K9 Vajra-T will be upgraded for high-altitude areas for the long mountainous border with both Pakistan and China, just as done with the first batch.
There's no official word on the 105 IFG replacement/upgrade yet.
However, private companies like Kalyani have internally developed solutions to fill that role into the future with an SPG instead, like the Garuda 105 (below). As a lot of the project leads on these programs tend to be ex-Army members, it's likely that they anticipate a requirement for such a piece of equipment (105mm 4x4 SPG) to emerge. Time will tell.
I am asking because I read somewhere Indian army standardized 155mm for howtizers.
So, I guess my question is, will there be any 105mm gun at all in the future?
There's nothing called a "genuine army decision" when it comes to the Indian military where they're all in favor of foreign maal for kickbacks and Israeli/Russian kittyI can't believe they are ditching gorgeous ATAGS for foreign stuff. Is this one of those Adani thing Or genuine army decision?
@Gessler Which one is this TGS?Not ATAGS, Vajra or Dhanush. A new gun will be the mainstay of Indian Artillery
On 197th Gunners' Day, a look at how the Indian Army’s artillery regiment is arming itself. The Army is looking at acquiring 400 TGS which can operate in all terrains.theprint.in