Larsen & Toubro announced that L&T Defence produced the K9 VAJRA under the largest contract awarded to an Indian private company by the Ministry of Defence, through global competitive bidding. The K9 VAJRA Howitzer Program involved the delivery of 100 Howitzers with associated Engineering Support Package (ESP) covering spares, system documentation and training.
It also involves Maintenance Transfer
of Technology (MToT) to an army base workshop to support the Howitzers throughout their operational life cycle.
As a part of the Make-in-India mission, the company established a green-field manufacturing cum integration and testing facility, the Armoured Systems Complex (ASC) at L&T s Hazira Manufacturing Complex near Surat. The ASC was dedicated to the nation by the Honourable
Gujarat CM flags of Larsen & Toubro-made 91st K9 Vajra-T Gun
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Last Updated: Jan 11, 2021, 06:12 PM IST
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Synopsis The K9 VAJRA-T Howitzer Program involves the delivery of 100 systems with associated Engineering Support Package (ESP) covering Spares, Documentation & Training and Maintenance Transfer of Technology (MToT) to the Army Base Workshop to support the Howitzer regiments throughout their operational life cycle, the company said.
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Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani during the flag-off ceremony of K9 Vajra Tank made by L&T, at Hazira plant in Surat, Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021
NEW DELHI: Engineering conglomerate Larsen & Toubro on Monday said Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has flagged off the 91st K9 VAJRA-T Gun from its armoured system complex at Hazira. Maintaining the track record of ahead-of-time deliveries in this Ministry of Defence (MoD) programme, the 91st Gun was also dispatched before the contractual delivery date, it added.
Updated Jan 11, 2021 | 19:43 IST
L&T Defence is currently producing K9 VAJRA-T 155mm/52 calibre tracked, self-propelled Howitzer Guns under the largest contract awarded to an Indian private company. K9 VAJRA-T Gun (@nsitharamanoffc) | Photo Credit: Twitter
New Delhi: Engineering conglomerate Larsen & Toubro on Monday said Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has flagged off the 91st K9 VAJRA-T Gun from its armoured system complex at Hazira.
Maintaining the track record of ahead-of-time deliveries in this Ministry of Defence (MoD) programme, the 91st Gun was also dispatched before the contractual delivery date, it added. Chief Minister of Gujarat Vijay Rupani flagged-off the 91st K9 VAJRA-T Gun from L&T s Armoured System Complex (ASC), the company said in a statement.
L&T Defence is currently producing K9 VAJRA-T 155mm/52 calibre tracked, self-propelled Howitzer Guns under the largest contract awarded to an Indian Private Company by the Ministry of Defence through global competitive bidding