TNPSC Thervupettagam

M777 Howitzer artillery gun

July 20 , 2018 2308 days 843 0
  • 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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