As part of its major modernisation plan, the Indian Army will soon issue a tender to buy 400 new howitzers, an artillery weapon, under a Rs 750 million deal.
For this, the Army will fully rely on Indian firms. A proposal has been moved to buy the artillery, as part of the indigenously designed, developed and manufactured (IDDM) category. The purchase would give a major boost to the domestic firms in the sector, top defence sources told.
In the last decade, four contracts have been concluded for procurement of 155 mm howitzers. These gun systems have already been inducted and a number of regiments are being equipped with these weapons.
These gun systems include Dhanush, Sharang, Ultra Light Howitzer (ULH) and K-9 Vajra Self Propelled Guns.
