February 11 , 2020
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- The Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) has handed over Sharang, an artillery gun to the Indian Army.
- OFB is the oldest and largest industrial setup which functions under the Department of Defence Production of the Ministry of Defence.
- The artillery guns are currently produced at the Kanpur ordnance factory.
- Sharang is an indigenously upgraded 155 mm calibre artillery gun.
- The hitting range of the gun system has also been increased from 12km to 39 km.
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