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PAGE 4 Trends in Indian Artillery Modernisation
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The Indian Army is undergoing a transformative modernisation of its artillery systems, driven by the need to counter evolving national security threats Rohit Goel PAGE 5 The ATAGS Boom
The Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS), developed under the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) with Bharat Forge and Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) as key partners, is designed to replace the Indian Army’s ageing Bofors FH-77B howitzers Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd) PAGE 6 Bharat Forge inks Global Tech Collaboration for Next-Gen Artillery Platforms
In a significant technology collaboration for achieving the next-gen Artillery Gun Platforms for the Indian military, India’s Bharat Forge has tied up with a global lead, in its quest for advanced and best-in-class gun systems. Manish Kumar Jha PAGE 7 New Truck-Mounted Howitzer
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurating the DRDO’s Defence Technology Acceleration event
Dare to Dream, Disrupt and Innovate in Defence Sector — Rajnath Singh at DRDO’s Defence Technology Acceleration Defence Minister Rajnath Singh put his thrust on R&D in the military at the Industry Workshop on Defence Technology Acceleration organised at DRDO. He called for breaking boundaries and the need to achieve advancements in both incremental and disruptive tech through the latest innovations, leading to discussion on critical and emerging tech.
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Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) has developed a new Truck-Mounted Howitzer (TMH) based on the ATAGS and compatibility with NATO ammunition, offering tactical and strategic mobility Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)
EW WARFARE TECHNOLOGIES HAVE introduced an element of urgency to observe and act on a new approach to the capability development roadmap. That is about the national thrust on R&D in military technologies. The military needs to sharpen its readiness in advanced technology, emerging
technology, nuclear, cyber, space, and artificial intelligence. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has called upon the private sector to move forward from ‘participation’ to ‘taking lead’ in the defence sector, assuring the Government’s full support to make India an innovation & technology hub and one of the strongest countries in the world. He was addressing scientists, industry leaders, academia, start-ups, MSMEs
and young entrepreneurs during Twaral, a DRDO-Industry Workshop on Defence Technology Acceleration organised at DRDO Bhawan in New Delhi on October 18. The Defence Minister also launched ‘Dare to Dream 5.0’ for innovators to come forward with transformative ideas for defence applications under the Technology Development Fund (TDF). DeepTech challenges unveiled to drive major advancements in areas critical to defence
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