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Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System

  • Posted By
    10Pointer
  • Categories
    Science & Technology
  • Published
    5th May, 2022

Context

The indigenous Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS) developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully completed the validation trials.

About Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System

  • ATAGS artillery gun is jointly developed by Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE), the Pune-based laboratory of DRDO, in partnership with Bharat Forge and Tata Group.
  • The ATAGS is a 155mm, 52-calibre heavy artillery gun.
  • The ATAGS has demonstrated a range of over 45 km.
  • It is the most consistent and accurate gun in the world.
  • It is capable of the shortest minimum range at high angle and fast mobility in desert and mountain terrain in addition to autonomous mode firing capability and wireless communication.
  • It has been designed to fire all in-service ammunition with a fully automatic ammunition handling system with all electronic drives.

About Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)

  • DRDO is the premier agency, working under the Department of Defence Research & Development in the Ministry of Defence. 
  • The organisation is headquartered in Delhi.
  • DRDO was established on January 1, 1958 after merging Directorate of Technical Development & Production of Indian Ordnance Factories and Technical Development Establishment, with Defence Science Organisation. 
  • In 1979, Defence Research & Development Service (DRDS) was set up as a service of Group ‘A’ Officers / Scientists.
  • A separate Department of Defence Research and Development was formed in 1980 which later on administered DRDO and its 50 laboratories/establishments.

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