Dhanush artillery gun debuts at Republic Day parade: All you need to know

The gun was part of the Army's mechanised columns along with Akash missile and Mobile Autonomous Launcher of the BrahMos Missile System.

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Dhanush artillery gun debuts at Republic Day parade: All you need to know
Dhanush artillery gun

The indigenously-developed Dhanush artillery gun made its debut at the Republic Day parade today in Delhi.

The gun was part of the Army's mechanised columns along with Akash missile and Mobile Autonomous Launcher of the BrahMos Missile System.

HERE IS ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT DHANUSH ARTILLERY GUN:
  1. Manufactured by Jabalpur-based Gun Carriage Factory, the 155-mm gun costs about Rs 14.50 crore a piece. It is a modified version of Bofors Howitzers gun bought by India in the 1980s.
  2. T-90 Bhisma Tanks, Infantry Combat Vehicle BMP-2K, Weapon Locating Radar Swathi, CBRN Reconnaissance Vehicle were also included in the parade.

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