India shortlists K9 SPH
The artillery woes of the Indian Army seem set to be partially resolved after Delhi announced a self-propelled howitzer (SPH) from South Korea had successfully emerged as finalist to fulfil a long-standing requirement.
If all the paperwork goes through unhindered, the Samsung Techwin K9 Thunder 155mm 52-calibre SPH will be locally assembled in Pune by Larsen & Toubro (L&T) under the ‘Make in India’ category of the Defence Procurement Procedure.
India requires 100 tracked SPHs and it has allocated $800 million for the project. The weapon, which will be deployed in desert areas near the Pakistan border, has already been
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