About Dhanush Artillery Guns:
- It is the first long-range artillery gun to be produced in India.
- The 155 mm/45-calibre gun system is a towed howitzer designed indigenously by the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB).
- It is an upgrade of the existing 155 mm, 39-calibre Bofors FH 77 gun. It is based on schematics supplied by Bofors/BAE Systems under a technology transfer agreement concluded in the late 1980s.
- Features:
- It has demonstrated a range of 38 km with specialised ammunition.
- It is capable of firing eight rounds per minute and needs a crew of six to eight artillerymen.
- It is equipped with an inertial navigation-based sighting system, auto-laying facility, onboard ballistic computation, and an advanced day and night direct firing system.
- The self-propulsion unit allows the gun to negotiate and deploy itself in mountainous terrains with ease.
