Indigenous artillery gun may go back to drawing board after barrel burst

By  Manu Pubby, ET Bureau

The malfunction of the Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS), a 155 mm/52 calibre gun system designed and developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), occurred during internal developmental firing at the Pokhran (Rajasthan) firing ranges on September 12, army officials told ET.

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Faulty ammunition reason behind M777 gun explosion: Probe

PTI

Howitzer’s barrel bursts during trials in Pokhran

NEW DELHI: One of the first two M777 ultra-light howitzer guns that were imported from the US in May malfunctioned and its barrel burst during trials at the Pokhran firing range in Rajasthan on September 2.

Posted:  Sep 13, 2017  02:01 AM (IST)  

Indian Bofors gun's barrel bursts during trials

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