Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System
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Science & Technology
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5th May, 2022
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The indigenous Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS) developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully completed the validation trials.
About Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System
- ATAGS artillery gun is jointly developed by Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE), the Pune-based laboratory of DRDO, in partnership with Bharat Forge and Tata Group.
- The ATAGS is a 155mm, 52-calibre heavy artillery gun.
- The ATAGS has demonstrated a range of over 45 km.
- It is the most consistent and accurate gun in the world.
- It is capable of the shortest minimum range at high angle and fast mobility in desert and mountain terrain in addition to autonomous mode firing capability and wireless communication.
- It has been designed to fire all in-service ammunition with a fully automatic ammunition handling system with all electronic drives.
About Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
- DRDO is the premier agency, working under the Department of Defence Research & Development in the Ministry of Defence.
- The organisation is headquartered in Delhi.
- DRDO was established on January 1, 1958 after merging Directorate of Technical Development & Production of Indian Ordnance Factories and Technical Development Establishment, with Defence Science Organisation.
- In 1979, Defence Research & Development Service (DRDS) was set up as a service of Group ‘A’ Officers / Scientists.
- A separate Department of Defence Research and Development was formed in 1980 which later on administered DRDO and its 50 laboratories/establishments.
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