DefExpo 2020: Old artillery pieces never die in India
Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh attended a symbolic handover of the first Sharang 155mm towed artillery piece at DefExpo 2020 on 7 February, the Sharang being an upgrade of old Russian M-46 130mm howitzers.
In fact, the first batch of guns was delivered by the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) to the Indian Army earlier in February. By the end of March, a total of 18 Sharangs are to be delivered.
These are the first units in a four-year contract to upgrade 300 artillery pieces.
The last round of live-fire testing occurred at the Long Proof Range of the OFB on
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