DINAKAR PERI NEWS NATIONAL APRIL 21 2017
Indian engineering conglomerate Larsen & Toubro (L&T)
and Hanwa Techwin of South Korea signed a contract on Friday to manufacture the
K9 Vajra-T tracked, self propelled artillery guns for the Indian Army.
The duo has already won the
contract from the Army after extensive tries and it got the final approval from
the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) recently.
The procurement process began
in January 2011 when the Request For Proposal (RFP) was issued under the Buy
Global category.
The deal worth Rs. 4,600
crore is for 100 guns and is likely to expand further. Deliveries will begin in
18 months and completed in 42 months.
Vajra-T is a 155mm, 52
caliber self propelled artillery gun with a maximum range of 40km. It is an
upgraded variant of the original K9 Thunder gun. The fire control system has
been customised for desert conditions as per requirements of the Indian Army.
The first 10 guns would be
manufactured at L&T facility at Talegon near Pune. L&T is setting up a
green field manufacturing facility at Hazira in Gujarat.
This is the second major deal
for artillery guns concluded by the Army recently. Last year India signed a
deal for 145 Ultra-Light Howitzers with the US under the Foreign Military Sales
program.
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