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Indian artillery goes backwards

2nd September 2014 - 10:03 GMT | by Tim Fish in London

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If it seemed that Indian defence procurement programmes are somewhat static, it now seems they are going in reverse.

The new Indian government is going back in time with plans to cover the gap in the army’s tracked self-propelled artillery capability by developing a 70-year-old gun.

Last week, local media reported that India’s Defence Acquisition Council announced the acquisition of 40 Catapult self-propelled gun systems that are being developed by the Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment (CVRDE).

The Catapult system comprises a 130mm gun taken from the Russian M-46 towed gun system and putting it on the Arjun main

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Tim Fish is a special correspondent for Shephard Media. Formerly the editor of Land Warfare …

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