Self-propelled howitzer "MSTA-S" on trial in India

[Water Car Engineer]

L&T has proven their worth.

Arihant Class Nuclear submarines, Pinaka MBRL's, RBU-6000, fast interceptor boats are some of the defense projects.

Most of those except their boats are producing sub systems or part. Though sourcing Arihants hull is a big part.

In this they'll integrate this system themselves.

Not only that, but having seen L&T manage infrastructure projects like skyscrapers, metros, airports, seaports, etc. even though some of them being very complex projects and were even new to the company, I wanna see them produce armored front line vehicles now.


1.) Test L&T competence as a lead integrator
2.) Stronger defence relations with S. Korea
3.) Already a good platform

One more perk K9 adds is that their will be another manufacturing plant operated by an Indian firm, other then OFBs.

Unless the Russian model will be built by an Indian company too.

 

[Hindustani78]

The K9 Vajra-T self-propelled Howitzer
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/611261/first-step-towards-introducing-long.html

After almost three decades, the Indian Army is set to receive at least two types of new artillery guns.

Earlier this week, the defence ministry signed a Rs 4,500-crore contract with Larsen and Toubro (L&T) for 100 155mm/52 calibre tracked self-propelled guns. This is the largest order for an Indian company from the defence ministry.

The army will receive the guns within 18 months of signing the contract (by September 2018). The entire order will be executed in 42 months (by the end of 2020).

Built with Korean technology, the K9 Vajra-T guns, having a range of more than 40 km, were field-tested extensively in the Pokhran desert and other areas in the western sector, a company official told DH.

These guns, however, will not be used in the mountains in the north and the east. For high altitude warfare, the army will receive the M777 ultra lightweight Howitzers. The first two guns are likely to arrive by June 8. Twenty more guns will follow in the next two years.

In a government-to-government contract, India, in December 2016, had signed a $737 million (about Rs 5,000 crore) deal with the US to purchase 145 M777 Howitzers from BAE Systems. The agreement was signed a week before US Secretary of Defence Ashton Carter’s visit to India on December 8. While the first 25 M777 guns are to be imported in two years, the rest will be assembled at a factory in Faridabad that Mahindra set up in partnership with BAE Systems.

The entire order is to be executed in 54 months. At half the weight of other 155mm-towed Howitzers, the ultra lightweight Howitzers provide a rapid reaction capability.

Since they can be carried by Chinook helicopters — which India is buying from the US — they can be quickly moved to areas close to the border.

The K9 Vajra-T gun, on the other hand, is an enhanced version of South Korean major Hanwha Tech Win’s K9 Thunder – a self propelled Howitzer, customised and co-developed by L&T and the Korean firm to suit the requirements of the Indian Army, including desert operations.

Since the induction of the Bofors guns in the 1980s, the army did not have any artillery guns. An ordnance factory in Jabalpur is now making indigenous Dhanush artillery guns, using the Bofors technology. These guns, however, are not anywhere close to induction.

 

[BordoEnes]

On many areas. Yes.
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With the right price, they might even develop a K-9 deritive much like ours, but for Indians needs.
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Hahahaha called it boys!

 

[Penguin]

Those are WW2 era obsolete 203 mm gun
Current 155 mm 52 calibre artillery are standard which give constant & accurate fire hence more effective compared to 203 mm.

The M155 towed 203mm gun may be WW2 era but the long barrelled M110 SP howitzer certainly isn't. The M110's range varied from 16,800 meters to approximately 25,000 meters when firing standard projectiles, and up to 30,000 meters when firing rocket-assisted projectiles.

Hi
A member here posted that the Msta S on tests is a 152mm/52 caliber but Indian Army is looking for a 155mm/52 caliber one. I also read that the Msta S has a new export variant with many improvements and a 155mm gun, please clear my confusion, which one is being tested?
Cheers
Thanks

2S19M1-155 (2006) - 155mm export version of the 2S19M1, fitted with an L/52 gun with a range of 40+ km.

Article 1 reads:
SAU 2S19M1-155 "MSTA-S" manufactured by JSC "SPC" Uralvagonzavod "was presented of" Rosoboronexport "in the last stage of the endless Indian Army tender for the selection of 155-mm / 52 self-propelled howitzer.

Clear now?

 

[Eminent Mainstream Media]

On many areas. Yes.

Such a deal would also benifit India on the long run imo. The fitting name for such system would be ofcourse I-155 "Āndhī" xD

It could help If private players like L&T could get global market- In Indian scenario- I don't think K9 has good future- It is to compensate till domestic SPH program is able to deliver- Our Army is notorious when It comes to howitzers they only want 25 liter chamber guns- K9's gun and many other western Howitzers come with 23 liter chamber- So It is likely that they will request 25 liter chamber Gun SPH once Towed Howitzer enters production-

 

[black cat]

What will happen to DRDO made self propelled artillery?

That died same day when denel blacklisted .........

The fitting name for such system would be ofcourse I-155 "Āndhī" xD

Highly suited name

 

[Hindustani78]

Local media questioned the reliability of the K-9 howitzer, a gun meant for firing shells on high trajectories, after two South Korean soldiers died in an explosion during an artillery training session in Gangwon province on Friday.
india Updated: Aug 22, 2017 16:38 IST http://www.hindustantimes.com/india...tillery-gun/story-SDmpCMkloKfPJbJ3JzSA6O.html
Hindustan Times, New Delhi

The 155mm/52-calibre tracked self-propelled K-9 howitzer has a range of 40 km. (AP/ Pic for representational purposes only)

The death of two South Korean soldiers in a K-9 howitzer explosion three days ago has raised doubts about the performance of a Korea-origin artillery gun set to be built in India on the same platform.

The Korean media questioned the reliability of the self-propelled howitzer, a gun meant for firing shells on high trajectories, after the incident occurred during an artillery training session in Gangwon province on Friday. Five others were also injured in the explosion.

Private sector defence major Larsen & Toubro and South Korean firm Hanwha Techwin are in the process of executing a $720-million contract for supplying 100 K9 VAJRA-T guns to the Indian Army. The contract was signed on April 21, and the weaponry will be produced at Talegaon near Pune in Maharashtra. The guns are expected to be delivered in three years.

The Korea Herald reported on Monday that the Army has decided to halt training sessions with K-9 artillery until the exact cause of the explosion is identified. “According to a parliamentary inquiry in 2016, there were more than 1,700 reports of K-9 artillery malfunctioning over the past five years,” the news report said.

The 155mm/52-calibre tracked self-propelled K-9 gun has a range of 40 km.

A report in the Korea Times said securities firms were rushing to downgrade their outlook for Hanwha Techwin in the aftermath of the explosion. India is the fourth country to opt for the artillery gun, after Turkey, Poland and Finland.

“There may be something wrong with the K-9 howitzer. Regardless of the findings, the incident will certainly dampen Hanwha’s campaign to sell the weapon to foreign countries,” the Korea Times quoted an analyst as saying.

Former Army chief General Deepak Kapoor said the K-9 explosion was a cause of concern because the weaponry meant for the Indian Army would be built on the same platform. “But let’s be clear: We induct weapons only after rigorous testing in all types of conditions,” Kapoor, a former artillery officer, said.

Another Army officer said the K-9 cannot be dismissed as a “useless weapon” because of a single mishap. He added that the K9 VAJRA-T artillery guns are an improved version of the K-9 howitzer, and have been tailored to meet the Indian Army’s requirements.

 

[#hydra#]

Local media questioned the reliability of the K-9 howitzer, a gun meant for firing shells on high trajectories, after two South Korean soldiers died in an explosion during an artillery training session in Gangwon province on Friday.
india Updated: Aug 22, 2017 16:38 IST http://www.hindustantimes.com/india...tillery-gun/story-SDmpCMkloKfPJbJ3JzSA6O.html
Hindustan Times, New Delhi

The 155mm/52-calibre tracked self-propelled K-9 howitzer has a range of 40 km. (AP/ Pic for representational purposes only)

The death of two South Korean soldiers in a K-9 howitzer explosion three days ago has raised doubts about the performance of a Korea-origin artillery gun set to be built in India on the same platform.

The Korean media questioned the reliability of the self-propelled howitzer, a gun meant for firing shells on high trajectories, after the incident occurred during an artillery training session in Gangwon province on Friday. Five others were also injured in the explosion.

Private sector defence major Larsen & Toubro and South Korean firm Hanwha Techwin are in the process of executing a $720-million contract for supplying 100 K9 VAJRA-T guns to the Indian Army. The contract was signed on April 21, and the weaponry will be produced at Talegaon near Pune in Maharashtra. The guns are expected to be delivered in three years.

The Korea Herald reported on Monday that the Army has decided to halt training sessions with K-9 artillery until the exact cause of the explosion is identified. “According to a parliamentary inquiry in 2016, there were more than 1,700 reports of K-9 artillery malfunctioning over the past five years,” the news report said.

The 155mm/52-calibre tracked self-propelled K-9 gun has a range of 40 km.

A report in the Korea Times said securities firms were rushing to downgrade their outlook for Hanwha Techwin in the aftermath of the explosion. India is the fourth country to opt for the artillery gun, after Turkey, Poland and Finland.

“There may be something wrong with the K-9 howitzer. Regardless of the findings, the incident will certainly dampen Hanwha’s campaign to sell the weapon to foreign countries,” the Korea Times quoted an analyst as saying.

Former Army chief General Deepak Kapoor said the K-9 explosion was a cause of concern because the weaponry meant for the Indian Army would be built on the same platform. “But let’s be clear: We induct weapons only after rigorous testing in all types of conditions,” Kapoor, a former artillery officer, said.

Another Army officer said the K-9 cannot be dismissed as a “useless weapon” because of a single mishap. He added that the K9 VAJRA-T artillery guns are an improved version of the K-9 howitzer, and have been tailored to meet the Indian Army’s requirements.

Accident do happens,but it will not make the things irrelevant. Even mighty f22,b2,all teen fighters ,mugs Sukhois all met with accidents.