GANDHINAGAR: After successfully completing field trials of indigenously-developed howitzer Dhanush, another self propelled gun 155/52 is in the final stages of being ordered, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said today.
The 155mm/45-calibre Dhanush howitzer has been tested and field trials have been completed, he said at the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit here.
Also, the ‘Pinaka’ rocket, which used as an area destruction weapon that can virtually decimate 900 square meter of area, has been tested for 65 km range today, he said.
“That gives a tremendous boost to the capability of the armed forces once it goes in production. So why do we need to get worried about technology being US engineered,” he said.
Indian army has not had a new 155mm artillery gun inducted since the Bofors scandal of 1987. ‘Dhanush’, also known as ‘desi Bofors’, is indigenously-developed 155mm gun with 45 calibre having advanced features with a strike range of 38 km. The towed howitzer ‘Dhanush’ has larger range than 27-km of the imported Bofors. (AGENCIES)
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