DefExpo 2016: Punj Lloyd offers artillery upgrades
India’s artillery modernisation woes are legendary, with the army unable to induct new artillery pieces for many years. One solution is the upgrade of existing artillery pieces.
For example, Russian-built M-46 130mm towed howitzers are being upgraded to NATO’s standard 155mm, with 45-calibre barrels fitted. A tender to perform this task was issued in 2014.
Punj Lloyd was one of four companies competing to win this contract to upgrade 300 M-46 guns, a type originally introduced by the Soviet Union in the 1950s, and it recently began price negotiations after being shortlisted.
The other competitors were Kalyani/Bharat Forge, Tata
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