DRDO 155 mm artillery gun

155 mm artillery gun
Type	Towed howitzer
Place of origin	India
Service history
Used by	Indian Army
Production history
Designed	2010-2013
Produced	Expected from 2013 onwards
Specifications
Caliber	155 mm

The 155 mm artillery gun project was started by India since there are delays associated with the procurement of artillery guns due to issues of corruption and irregularities. Many of the companies that bid for the contract are either blacklisted for utilizing unfair means to gain the contract leading to single vendor issues and guns not meeting the requirement of the Indian Army. The artillery guns were not procured after the Bofors scandal. Hence it was planned to replace the older guns with a modern indigenously developed 155mm artillery gun.^[1] DRDO along with private companies including L&T, Bharat forge are developing a 155 mm artillery gun, that is to be handed over to the Indian Army for trials in 2013.^[2]

References

1. ^ 155-mm gun contract: DRDO enters the fray
2. ^ DRDO may field Indigenous 155-mm gun for the Indian Army by end of 2013

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