Army Looks to Revive Artillery Gun Plan With Israel to Bridge Critical Gaps
The army is considering a proposal that could breathe back life into a stalled artillery gun-making programme with Israel.
Editorial Staff
Army Looks to Revive Artillery Gun Plan With Israel to Bridge Critical Gaps
The army is considering a proposal that could breathe back life into a stalled artillery gun-making programme with Israel to cover a critical gap in its weapons profile amid continuing tension in Ladakh, ET has learnt. ET has gathered that delay in an indigenous gun-making programme, which is unlikely to fully fructify before 2026 and the unpredictable situation on the China front has injected fresh concern.Despite recent inductions like the K9 Vajra mobile artillery systems, internal assessments have flagged off a capability gap in the short term, given the slow pace of deliveries by the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) of the self developed Dhanush towed artillery guns and the incomplete trials of the Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAG) . While imports are the last option, the army is considering a proposal for fast delivery of 400 guns under a project that has remained stalled since 2019, with the winning bidder Elbit Systems offering over 70% indigenous content and setting up prod…
