Dhanush guns handed over to Army

The Guns were flagged off by Shri Saurabh Kumar, Director General Ordnance Factories and Chairman of the Ordnance Factory Board. Dr Ajay Kumar, IAS and Secretary Defence Production to the Government of India was the Chief Guest on the occasion and the Lt General P.K. Srivastav, Director General of Artillery was the Guest of Honour.. Lt. General R. S. Salaria, Commandant School of Artillery, Major General Manmeet Singh, M.G. Artillery HQ Western Command Chandi Mandir were among others gracing the ceremony.

“Dhanush” 155mm x 45 Calibre modern artillery gun system, developed jointly with the Indian Army and manufactured by the Ordnance Factories received bulk production clearance in February and the initial order of 114 Guns was placed on OFB.

Significant contributions have also been made by DRDO, public sector units such as SAIL and BEL and several private sector firms.

“Dhanush” incorporates the latest features such as an inertial navigation system, an on-board ballistic computer, direct day and night firing system, a modern target acquisition system and a communication system that makes the weapon compatible with the Army’s project “Shakti”.

Weighing less than 13 tonnes, with a high ground clearance of 400 mm, a range of elevation from -3° to 70 ° and an arc of traverse of 60°, “Dhanush” is the most maneuverable artillery system and can be deployed in any terrain.