TNPSC Thervupettagam

M777 ultra-light howitzers

March 8 , 2018 2327 days 914 0
  • India and US officials has test-fired M777 ultra-light howitzers (ULH) at Pokhran firing range in Rajasthan.
  • The test was conducted in the wake of accident and repairs during its trial in September 2017.
  • In May 2017, the Army took delivery of two M777 ultralight howitzers made by the BAE Systems US under a contract signed in 2016.
  • M777 Ultra-Light Howitzers (ULH) artillery Guns is manufactured by BAE Systems’ Global Combat Systems division.
  • Indian Army is going to deploy these artillery guns in high-altitude areas in Arunachal Pradesh and Ladakh, bordering China.

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