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Indian Army has begun the testing of its all-new 155mm/52-calibre K-9 Vajra self-propelled howitzers in the terrains of Ladakh, reports
Times of India.
Built in Gujarat by a joint venture of Larsen & Toubro (L&T) and South Korean weapons major Hanwha Defence, the Indian Army has completed the procurement of 100 such howitzers for a cost of Rs 4,366 crore and has now deployed three of the units in Ladakh to assess their suitability and efficacy for deployment in the high-altitude region where the temperatures can fall well below minus 20 degree Celsius.
It should be noted that the last of the 100 howitzer guns was flagged off by Indian Army s Chief of Staff General MM Naravane on Thursday (18 February) from the Armoured System Complex of L&T at Hazira near Gujarat s Surat city.
Three of the 155mm/52-calibre K-9 tracked guns, which have a strike range of 38-km, have been taken to a base up the hills in Ladakh.
NEW DELHI: The Army is now testing whether its new K-9 Vajra self-propelled howitzers can be effectively deployed in Ladakh, even as General M M Naravane inducted the last of the 100 such artillery guns ordered for Rs 4,366 crore from a joint venture of L&T and South Korean Hanwha Defence on Thursday.
Three of the 155mm/52-calibre K-9 tracked guns, which have a strike range of 38-km, have been taken to a base up the hills in Ladakh to determine their suitability and efficacy for deployment in the high-altitude region.
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