(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
For the first time in the history of India, the indigenously
developed artillery gun ATAGS (Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System)
prototype developed under the government's Make in India initiative
will be fired from the Red Fort during the Independence Day
celebrations on August 15.
The completely indigenous gun designed and developed by DRDO
will give the ceremonial 21 Gun Salute along with the“25 Pounder
British guns” which are traditionally fired till now. A team of
DRDO's Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE), Pune
led by Scientists and Artillery Officers have been responsible for
making this possible.
Sangam Sinha, DG (R&M), DRDO said,“On the occasion of the
elixir of freedom, folding cannon is a great gift for India. This
is the longest-range cannon in the world and is capable of hitting
targets from 45 to 48 km.”
“The biggest thing is that for the first time it is Made in
India by Bharat Forge. It is an indigenous artillery gun being used
for the 21-gun salute on Independence Day. The ATAGS is developed
by DRDO and is currently at the Red Fort. This will be a big
support to the Indian Army,” he added.
The ATAGS project was started in 2013 by DRDO to replace older
guns in service in the Indian Army with a modern 155mm artillery
gun. ARDE partnered with two private firms Bharat Forge Limited and
Tata Advanced Systems Limited for the manufacturing of this
specialised gun.
ATAGS is a 155mm calibre Gun System with a firing range of 48 km
and advanced features like high mobility, quick deployability,
auxiliary power mode, advanced communication system, automatic
command and control system with night capability in direct-fire
mode. ATAGS is a world-class system which fires the Bimodular
charge system in Zone 7. No other Gun in the world is known to have
that capability yet.
ATAGS has already proved its mettle during the recently
conducted summer trials and is currently undergoing DGQA
evaluation. This gun system is designed to provide one of the best
accuracy and consistency in gun systems compared to other gun
systems of the same calibre in the world. ATAGS has been proven in
extreme weather conditions and has gone through rigorous trials and
evaluations.
This specialised Gun System is compatible with C4I systems like
the Artillery Combat Command and Control System (ACCCS) called
Shakti for technical fire control, fire planning, deployment
management, and operational logistics management of the Indian
Army. (ANI)
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