Recently the Government of India cleared the proposal for the producti

Recently the Government of India cleared the proposal for the production of 18 indigenous ‘Dhanush’ artillery guns to be produced in India by

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The Government of India cleared the proposal for the production of 18 indigenous ‘Dhanush’ artillery guns to be produced by the Indian Ordnance Factory Board.

– Dhanush is a 155 mm, 45-calibre towed howitzer.
– It is the first domestically produced artillery gun of this calibre.
– It was developed by the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) after receiving technology transfer from Bofors (now BAE Systems) during the acquisition of FH77B howitzers in the 1980s.
– The production is handled by the concerned Ordnance Factories under the OFB (now part of the corporatized entity Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited – AWEIL).

Dhanush was subjected to extensive trials before being cleared for bulk production. It is considered a significant step towards indigenization in the defence sector, often referred to as ‘Swadeshi Bofors’. The order mentioned in the question pertains to one of the initial batches for the Indian Army.

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