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New Delhi<\/strong>: The Indian Army has released a tender for the acquisition of 400 howitzers, aiming to bolster its artillery capabilities with domestically developed technology.<\/p>\n Issued on August 16, the tender calls for 155 mm\/52 calibre Towed Gun Systems (TAGS) from Indian companies, signifying a significant advancement in the Army\u2019s artillery modernization efforts.<\/p>\n Senior military officials, as cited by ANI, state that the tender is categorized under \u2018Buy Indian-IDDM\u2019, underscoring the government\u2019s commitment to indigenous design, development, and manufacturing.<\/p>\n The news agency, quoting senior military officials, announced, \u201cA tender to purchase 400, 155-mm 52-calibre towed artillery gun systems (TAGS) with towing vehicles from Indian firms under the Buy Indian-IDDM category has been floated.\u201d<\/p>\n The tender has been dispatched to national defence manufacturers, including Bharat Forge, Larsen & Toubro, Adani Group, and the Ordnance Factory Board, as reported by ANI, referencing statements from senior military officials.<\/p>\n The Artillery Regiment of the Indian Army is in search of a gun system that is not only lighter but also more adaptable, suitable for deployment in difficult terrains, especially at high altitudes. The completion of the procurement process is anticipated by the year 2042.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n [ad_2] [ad_1] New Delhi: The Indian Army has released a tender for the acquisition of 400 howitzers, aiming to bolster its artillery capabilities with domestically developed technology. Issued on August 16, the tender calls for 155 mm\/52 calibre Towed Gun Systems (TAGS) from Indian companies, signifying a significant advancement in the Army\u2019s artillery modernization efforts. Senior […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":41060,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41059","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nation"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Indian_Army_PTI_2.webp.webp","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41059","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41059"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41059\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41061,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41059\/revisions\/41061"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41060"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41059"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thenftimes.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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