The Indian Army is enhancing the combat prowess of its artillery units along the frontier with China by procuring an array of weapons systems, including an additional batch of 100 K9 Vajra howitzers, swarm drones, loitering munitions and surveillance systems.
Lieutenant General Adosh Kumar, the Director General of Artillery in the Army, said various futuristic platforms and equipment are being procured to bolster the capabilities of the artillery units considering national security challenges.
“Today, we are modernising at a pace like never before and as per defined timelines,” he told reporters ahead of the 198th anniversary of the Artillery Regiment on September 28.
The development work is also in progress by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for hypersonic missiles, he said. Hypersonic missiles can fly at a speed of five mach or more than five times the speed of sound.
Lieutenant General Kumar said a number of 155 mm gun systems, including K-9 Vajra, Dhanush and Sharang, have been deployed along the Northern borders to boost the Army’s fire-power.
