Opinion: DRDO-Made Artillery Guns Poised To Be A Gamechanger For Indian Army

With Cabinet Committee on Security's approval for MoD proposal to acquire 307 indigenous 155mm/52 calibre gun systems, the Army is now in a position to significantly bolster its firepower. 

Developed by DRDO's Armament Research and Development Establishment, ATAGS will be produced by private sector companies Bharat Forge and Tata Advanced Systems.

Source : Bharat Forge

Nearly four decades after the Indian Army’s acquisition of the 155mm Bofors Howitzer guns from Sweden, a deal that became mired in a bribery scandal and sparked significant political controversy, the Indian military is poised to enhance its artillery capabilities with a domestically designed and manufactured weapon known as the Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS). This innovative system has been developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) through its