Objective of the interaction was to explore and encourage participation of Indian industries in the ATAGS project and generate a base for its design, development, manufacturing and integration.Some of the major private and public sector firms which participated in the interaction were Tata Power SED, L&T, Bharat Forge, Mahindra Defence System, BHEL and BEL. Recently, DRDO held an interaction with various Indian private sector industries to explore the feasibility of involvement of private firms in the development of Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS). DRDO’s Pune-based Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE) is the lead research agency to develop the 155mm 52 calibre indigenous howitzer for the Army. In a presentation made to defence minister A K Antony, the Army informed DRDO that it would place orders for over 140 howitzers after the artillery guns are field tested. DRDO along with private companies including L&T, Bharat forge are developing a 155 mm artillery gun, that is to be handed over to the Indian Army for trials in 2013. Hence it was planned to replace the older guns with a modern indigenously developed 155mm artillery gun. The artillery guns were not procured after the Bofors scandal.
Many of the companies that bid for the contract are either blacklisted for utilizing unfair means to gain the contract leading to single vendor issues and guns not meeting the requirement of the Indian Army. The DRDO 155 mm artillery gun project was started by India since there are delays associated with the procurement of artillery guns due to issues of corruption and irregularities.
Burst:3 rounds in 15sec Intense: 15 rounds in 3 minutes Sustained: 60 rounds in 60 min
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