Even though the DRDO claimed in 2021 to have successfully developed a 9x19 mm machine pistol for use by the military, paramilitaries and police forces, the Army has raised a tender to indigenously source 5,000 of them.
Uniindia: New Delhi, Dec 4 (UNI) Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) handed over Authority Holding Sealed Particulars (AHSP) of Akash Weapon System (Indian Army Version) to Missile Systems Quality Assurance Agency (MSQAA) in Hyderabad.
An indigenously built artillery gun the ATAGS Howitzer was used for the first time to accord the ceremonial 21-gun salute at the Red Fort on Independence Day.
Independence Day 2022: The ATAGS will give the ceremonial 21-Gun Salute along with the British guns which are being traditionally used till now, Kumar said.
For the first time, a home-grown howitzer gun will be used for the ceremonial 21-gun salute during the Independence Day ceremony at Red Fort, Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar said on Wednesday.