Jabalpur (MP): The Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) on Monday handed over six Dhanush artillery guns to the Army in a ceremony held at the Gun Carriage Factory here.
The OFB recently received a bulk production clearance from the Army and the Defence Ministry for 114 Dhanush artillery guns.
"The OFB has handed over six Dhanush guns to the Army in the first phase. Dhanush is the first indigenously built 155 mm x 45
"Automated technology allows three to six guns to be fired simultaneously at a single target, with each gun having a capacity to fire 42 rounds in an hour," he said.
"The weight of the gun is under 13 tonnes, making it easy to
"The gun is equipped with inertial navigation-based sighting system,
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Kumar informed that the OFB was now working on the next two versions of the Dhanush gun including a truck-mounted version.
Officials said the Dhanush is a joint effort by the OFB, the Army, Defence Research and Development Organisation, Directorate General Quality Assurance, PSUs Bharat Electronics Limited, SAIL, and private firms.