M777 Howitzer artillery gun
July 20 , 2018
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- Indian Army is going to resume trials of US-made M777 ultralight howitzer in the Pokhran firing range, Rajasthan.
- The trials will begin after they were suspended in September 2017 following a barrel burst caused by faulty ammunition during firing.
- These artillery guns are already being used by US, Canadian and Australian armies.
- M777s deal is the first contract for artillery guns in almost 30 years after Bofors artillery guns induction in late-1980s
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