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Upgraded 155mm artillery gun handed over to Army
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- The Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) on Friday handed over Sharang, the first 130mm M-46 artillery gun upgraded to 155mm to the Indian Army.
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- Features of the upgrade:
(1) The gun’s range has now gone from 27km to over 36km with the upgrade.
(2) It also has more explosive capability and hence and more damage potential.
(3) In all, OFB will upgrade 300 130mm guns to 155mm and the contract will be completed in four years.
- Modern artillery weapons
(1) The Army inducted its first modern artillery guns system in November 2018.
(2) These include M-777 Ultra-Light Howitzers (ULH) from the U.S. and K9 Vajra-T self-propelled artillery guns.
- K9 Vajra-T
(1) The K9 Thunder is a South Korean self-propelled 155 mm howitzer originally designed and developed by the Agency for Defense Development and Samsung Aerospace Industries for the Republic of Korea Armed Forces.
(2) K9 VAJRA-T (Lightning) is the Indian variant of the K9 which is manufactured by Larsen & Toubro under license, consisting 50% component (by value) including 14 major sub-systems developed by Indian companies.
Source
The Hindu