Current Profile. India’s current artillery profile is a bewildering mish mash of various calibres and different artillery guns with the same calibre. Thus, India has:-

• 950 units of 130mm (M-46) Russian medium guns (some being upgraded to 155mm as the Sharang gun).
• 500 units of 122mm (Russian field guns).
• 1800 units of 105mm Indian Field Gun (IFG).
• 800 units of 105mm Indian Guns.
• 80 units of 105mm Abbot self-propelled (SP) guns.
• 110 units of 122mm Gvozdika (SP) guns.
• 410 units of 155mm FH-77 Bofors (now down to half).
• 150 units of 122mm Grad multi-barrel rocket launchers.

Proposed New Induction (Guns)

The proposed new inductions are-

• 150 x 155mm K-9 Vajra SP tracked guns (of Korean origin).
• 145 x 155mm M777 Ultra Light Howitzers (ULH of US origin).
• 150 x 155/52 Advanced Artillery Towed Gun System (ATAGS) of Indian origin.
• 114 x 155/45 calibre Dhanush gun made by OFB.

This would cater for about 500-600 new guns of the 155mm calibre. The need is to induct almost some 3000 guns of the towed, truck mounted and tracked class.