Indian 155-mm towed howitzer FH-77B "Dhanush" went into series
The Indian Ministry of Defense has finally given the green light to the production of the XHUMX-mm FH-155B towed howitzer Dhanush. As transmits "Warspot" With reference to the portal indiatimes.com, Ordnance Factories Board (OFB) began mass production of these artillery pieces.
According to the publication, the company OFB received permission to manufacture XHUMX howitzers FH-114B "Dhanush" (Dhanush) 77 February 19, although story With the acquisition of these howitzers by the Indian army has been dragging on for more than a decade.
Indian governance armory OFB plants received the technology for the production of guns in the framework of the contract signed in 1987 with Bofors for the purchase of 410 units. 155-mm howitzers FH-77B with a barrel length of 39-calibers and the supply of ammunition for them. Due to a corruption scandal, the contract was postponed for 25 years. Production resumed only in 2012, when prototypes of the modernized 155-mm towed howitzer with an increased barrel length of 45 calibers were made.
In 2015, the Indian Ministry of Defense ordered the Dhanush 114 towed howitzers, which were to be delivered to the army within three years. However, the end of testing of the modified 155-mm towed howitzer FH-77B "Dkhanush" was announced only in the middle of June 2018 year.
Dhanush - self-propelled towed howitzer caliber 155 mm, able to move independently at a speed of 5 km / h. Extension of the barrel to 45 calibers and other improvements have increased the range of fire to 38 km (for Bofors FH-77 - 29 km). The howitzer is equipped with an automatic loader, allowing you to release 3 projectile in 15 seconds or 15 - in 3 minutes.
Earlier it was reported that the Indian army will begin to acquire howitzers in small batches. After the delivery of the first 6 howitzers, the army will purchase more 12, and if the operating experience in the troops is considered positive, then the Indian Army will buy all the 114 guns.
According to the publication, the company OFB received permission to manufacture XHUMX howitzers FH-114B "Dhanush" (Dhanush) 77 February 19, although story With the acquisition of these howitzers by the Indian army has been dragging on for more than a decade.
Indian governance armory OFB plants received the technology for the production of guns in the framework of the contract signed in 1987 with Bofors for the purchase of 410 units. 155-mm howitzers FH-77B with a barrel length of 39-calibers and the supply of ammunition for them. Due to a corruption scandal, the contract was postponed for 25 years. Production resumed only in 2012, when prototypes of the modernized 155-mm towed howitzer with an increased barrel length of 45 calibers were made.
In 2015, the Indian Ministry of Defense ordered the Dhanush 114 towed howitzers, which were to be delivered to the army within three years. However, the end of testing of the modified 155-mm towed howitzer FH-77B "Dkhanush" was announced only in the middle of June 2018 year.
Dhanush - self-propelled towed howitzer caliber 155 mm, able to move independently at a speed of 5 km / h. Extension of the barrel to 45 calibers and other improvements have increased the range of fire to 38 km (for Bofors FH-77 - 29 km). The howitzer is equipped with an automatic loader, allowing you to release 3 projectile in 15 seconds or 15 - in 3 minutes.
Earlier it was reported that the Indian army will begin to acquire howitzers in small batches. After the delivery of the first 6 howitzers, the army will purchase more 12, and if the operating experience in the troops is considered positive, then the Indian Army will buy all the 114 guns.
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