India is set to become first globally to deploy ramjet-powered 155mm artillery shells, boosting range by 30–50%, enhancing firepower, simplifying logistics, and showcasing indigenous innovation led by IIT Madras teams.
This 'Atmanirbharta' initiative, in collaboration with IIT Madras, will increase the range of existing shells by 30-50 per cent without compromising lethality
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"At the moment, the shell is undergoing developmental trials with IIT Madras even while it has been successfully tested in trials at Rajasthan’s Pokharan field firing ranges.
On whether the ramjet-powered shell can be fitted for the M 777 ultra-light howitzer, the IIT Madras professor said: “Once the technology is developed it can be used on any gun system that the Indian Army has in its armoury.”