Which one of the following manufacturers is engaged in upgradation of the Swedish 155-mm Bofors Howitzer under the project ‘Dhanush’?
[amp_mcq option1=”Bharat Electronics Limited” option2=”Ordnance Factory Board” option3=”Bharat Dynamics Limited” option4=”Mishra Dhatu Nigam” correct=”option2″]
This question was previously asked in
UPSC CDS-2 – 2018
The ‘Dhanush’ project involves the indigenization and upgradation of the 155mm x 45 calibre Bofors Howitzer into a 155mm x 45/52 calibre artillery gun. At the time the project was ongoing and the question likely pertains to the primary developer, the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) was the entity responsible for the manufacture of the Dhanush gun.
Dhanush is a towed howitzer developed by the OFB, based on the transfer of technology agreement for the Bofors FH-77B howitzer. It is often referred to as the ‘desi Bofors’ and is considered one of the first long-range artillery guns indigenously produced in India.