Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS)

Why is t in news?
  • The development of the indigenously designed heavy artillery gun, the Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS), has advanced to a stage.
  • The user assisted trials of the gun are likely to start by June 2019 and the Army has begun finalising the Preliminary Specifications Qualitative Requirements (PSQR).
Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS)
  • Specification- 155mm, 52 cabbie gun.
  • Developed by- Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in a consortium model.
  • Private partners- One prototype has been built in partnership with Tata Power (Strategic Engineering Division) and another with Bharat.
  • Two guns from each company are undergoing trials; two more guns to join trials later.
  • There is a sanction for production of 10 guns as part of the development process.
  • The gun currently weighs about 18 tonnes while the Ideal weight Is 14-15 tonnes.
  • The defence Ministry has approved purchase of 150 guns at an approximate cost of 13,365 crore .
  • The gun is presently under-gong development trials, User assisted trials will begin from May-June 2019.
  • Key features-
  1. Electric drive
  2. High mobility
  3. Quick deployability
  4. Auxiliary power mode
  5. Advanced communication system
  6. Automated command and control system
  7. Six round magazine Instead of a standard three round magazine
Posted by Jawwad Kazi on 21st Dec 2018
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