Indian Army set to recieve 25 K9 155/52 cal SP Howitzers this month.

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Indian Army set to recieve 25 K-9 howitzers this month.
07/06/2018

Pune: The first lot of 155 mm/52 calibre tracked self-propelled gun system, K9 VAJRA-T, developed by the Larsen and Toubro (L&T) Defence will be handed over to the Indian Army by the end of this month. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) had given a contract to the company to supply 100 guns for Rs 4,500 crore. A total of 25 guns will be delivered now.


Jayant Patil, whole-time Director (Defence) of L&T, told Sakal Times, “We have already developed the gun and are ready to deliver. We have developed 25 guns within the time frame given by the government. It has already undergone all necessary trials and tests. The rest will be delivered also on time.”

The government had given the contract to L&T in May 2017. Under the contract, which is in line with the government’s 'Make In India' initiative, L&T will deliver 100 guns, which will have over 50 per cent indigenous components, in 42 months, from its manufacturing facilities, including a new Armoured Systems Complex at Hazira in Gujarat.

L&T, along with its South Korean technology partner Hanwha Tech Win (HTW), had bid for this 'Buy Global' acquisition programme of MoD in 2011.

Later, it emerged as the sole qualified bidder out of four bidders for the programme. The bidders went through a series of user evaluations, based on the performance of the K9 VAJRA-T self-propelled Howitzer.

The gun is an enhanced version of Hanwha Tech Win's K9 Thunder - self-propelled Howitzer - and is customised and co-developed by L&T to suit the specific requirements of the Indian Army, including desert operations.

The K9 Thunder self-propelled Howitzer is considered among the best in the world with over 1,000 units already in service in Korea and few other countries.

About K9 VAJRA-t
 The K9 VAJRA-T meets the requirements of 21st century warfare, which is based on the following missions: Deep fire support with its longer firing range; qualitative superiority to overcome a numerical inferiority with its higher rate of fire and accuracy and effective and reliable fire support in all kinds of circumstances with its higher mobility and protection

 

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New regiment.

 

[Papa Dragon]

I thought the deal was off or put on hold ever since the mishap of K9 in S.Korean army which resulted in the death of 2 soldiers.

Anyway this would be a good deal once L&T starts manufacturing K9 Vajras which would result significant ToT and gain technical expertise

 

[MimophantSlayer]

I thought the deal was off or put on hold ever since the mishap of K9 in S.Korean army which resulted in the death of 2 soldiers.

Anyway this would be a good deal once L&T starts manufacturing K9 Vajras which would result significant ToT and gain technical expertise

That was a freak accident and like always presstitutes were making a mole out of a molehill. Excluding India, 6 other countries also use K-9, it's an excellent howitzer.

L&T is already doing so.

 

[Papa Dragon]

That was a freak accident and like always presstitutes were making a mole out of a molehill. Excluding India, 6 other countries also use K-9, it's an excellent howitzer.

L&T is already doing so.

So the initial lot of 29 K9's are locally produced by L&T!

 

[MimophantSlayer]

So the initial lot of 29 K9's are locally produced by L&T!

I think the first 10 will come from South Korea and assembled by L&T(in the pics), the rest of the 90 will be done by L&T.

 

[Safriz]

This is fake ....... cardboard models....
Rajfortyseven mode engaged.

 

[Papa Dragon]

This is fake ....... cardboard models....
Rajfortyseven mode engaged.

 

[Panzerfaust 3]

I thought the deal was off or put on hold ever since the mishap of K9 in S.Korean army which resulted in the death of 2 soldiers.

Anyway this would be a good deal once L&T starts manufacturing K9 Vajras which would result significant ToT and gain technical expertise

Don't you think we should have opted for panzerH 2000? It is the best dog in the whole world after the cancellation of ANLOS cannon project
I don't understand why we choose k9,it has its own set of failures and problems ,nor does it possess the unique capabilities of pz2000
@cyclops

 

[GodToons]

This is fake ....... cardboard models....
Rajfortyseven mode engaged.

Not even that.. paperMeshi work, and then enlarging to fool Indian. I agree with you

 

[bananarepublic]

Don't you think we should have opted for panzerH 2000? It is the best dog in the whole world after the cancellation of ANLOS cannon project
I don't understand why we choose k9,it has its own set of failures and problems ,nor does it possess the unique capabilities of pz2000
@cyclops

You guys wouldn't get the kind of deal the south Koreans are providing from the germans . the experience from this prohect will help india built its own designed artillery.

 

[MimophantSlayer]

Don't you think we should have opted for panzerH 2000? It is the best dog in the whole world after the cancellation of ANLOS cannon project
I don't understand why we choose k9,it has its own set of failures and problems ,nor does it possess the unique capabilities of pz2000
@cyclops

On the contrary, both SPHs more or less have the same performance parameters which is why so many countries have opted for both the systems.

BTW, more units of K-9 have been sold, and I think it is both lighter and cheaper than the PzH2000.

 

[Panzerfaust 3]

**** Indian Army. Pieces of shit. Very funny to see them try to behave any which way.

Apka dimaag kharab ho gya h janab
*** on fire

On the contrary, both SPHs more or less have the same performance parameters which is why so many countries have opted for both the systems.

BTW, more units of K-9 have been sold, and I think it is both lighter and cheaper than the PzH2000.

Hmm but I think pz2000 is clearly better it has an amazingly high rate of fire ,

You guys wouldn't get the kind of deal the south Koreans are providing from the germans . the experience from this prohect will help india built its own designed artillery.

Maybe you are right ,s Koreans can cut us a better deal,but pz2000 would've been much better
But we had previously built our own sph BHEEM ,based on Arjun chasis and T6 howitzer
I think Indigenous howitzer option was ignored,
We have produced some fine artillery pieces recently

 

[bananarepublic]

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*** on fire


Hmm but I think pz2000 is clearly better it has an amazingly high rate of fire ,

Maybe you are right ,s Koreans can cut us a better deal,but pz2000 would've been much better
But we had previously built our own sph BHEEM ,based on Arjun chasis and T6 howitzer
I think Indigenous howitzer option was ignored,
We have produced some fine artillery pieces recently

There was a reason to why the indigenous artillery was ignored partially because of it not being mature enough and partially it being a product of indias public defense sector.
The k9 will allow indias private industy to mature in the field of artillery pieces .
Lets face it indias public defense sector is utterly incompetent in absorbing such experience and tech.