The Cabinet Committee on Security has approved a Rs 7,000 crore deal to procure 307 advanced towed artillery gun systems (ATAGS) and 327 gun-towing vehicles for the Army. Developed by DRDO ...

The ATAGS has a range of 35-45 kilometres, depending on the ammunition used, and achieved a 47-km firing range during trials.

The deal for 307 howitzers, which have a strike range up to 45km, and 327 gun-towing vehicles, to arm 15 artillery regiments of the Army, will now be inked early next week. Bharat Forge and Tata ...