Surat: Rajnath Singh flags off 51st unit of K9 Vajra-T gun tank

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh flagged off the 51st unit of K-9 Vraj-T cannon at the Larsen & Toubro armored system complex at Hazira, Surat on Thursday. He drove the K9 Vajra-T Gun around the Hazira complex.

The Ministry of Defence had signed an agreement of Rs 4500 crore with L&T company in 2017 to supply 100 units of K9 Vajra-T 155mm/52 caliber guns to the Indian Army under 'Make in India' initiative. Rajnath Singh said on this occasion that these guns are future-ready combat vehicles.

Rajnath Singh acknowledged the increasing participation of the private industry in defence production. He stressed on the point that a lot still needs to be done to make India a global defence manufacturing hub. The cannon can fire 3 shells in 15 seconds. The gun weighs 50 tonnes and can fire 47kg bombs at 40-52 kilometre distant targets.