ADVANCED TOWED ARTILLERY GUN SYSTEM (ATAGS)

Dec. 20, 2020

User trials of the indigenous Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS) developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) jointly with private industry are scheduled to be resumed later this month and the trials will be completed by mid-2021.

About:

  • The ATAGS is a 155-mm, 52-calibre artillery gun jointly developed by the DRDO in partnership with Bharat Forge of the Kalyani Group and the Tata Power SED.

  • In August 2018, the Defence Acquisition Council approved the purchase of 150 of these guns at an approximate ₹3,365 crore which would be split between the two companies.

Source : The Hindu

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