DHANUSH

About: 

• Dhanush is the first ever indigenous 155mm x 45 calibre artillery guns. 
  
  
• Features: 
  • 'Dhanush' has been mechanically upgraded to fire standard NATO 155 mm ammunition and can accommodate both boll bags and the bi-modular charge system (BMCS) which have resulted in increasing the range. 
    
    
  • The gun is equipped with inertial navigation-based sighting system, auto-laying facility, on-board ballistic computation and an advanced day and night direct firing system.  
    
    
  • The guns can travel in all terrains viz desert and high altitude. The self-propulsion unit allows the gun to negotiate and deploy itself in mountainous terrains with ease. 
    
    
  
  
  
• Manufactured by: 
  • 'Dhanush' is the product of joint efforts by the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) and the Indian Army with contributions from DRDO, DGQA, DPSUs such as BEL, PSUs such as SAIL and several private enterprises. 
    
    
  • The weapon is the first long rang artillery gun to be produced in India and it is a major success story of the 'Make in India' initiative.