DRDO displayed a new 155 mm ramjet projectile at Aero India 2025. (Janes/Sohini Mandal)
India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) displayed a new 155 mm ramjet projectile for Bharat Forge Limited's (BFL's) 155 mm/52 calibre Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS) at the Aero India 2025 show in Bangalore.
A DRDO spokesperson told Janes on 10 February that it is currently “establishing the technology” that sits behind the munition. He said the projectile is intended to extend the range of the ATAGS by up to 80 km compared with its existing range of 45 km.
India's Chief of the Army Staff Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi announced in January in a press conference that a contract to procure ATAGS is expected to be finalised by March 2025. The DRDO spokesperson told Janes that the Indian Army will receive 307 ATAGS units under this deal.
ATAGS was jointly developed during the 2010s by DRDO in collaboration with industry partners, including BFL and its subsidiary Kalyani Strategic Systems Limited (KSSL) as well as Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL).
According to Janes Land Warfare Platforms: Artillery & Air Defence, ATAGS weighs 12 tonnes. It can fire six rounds in 30 seconds and five successive rounds in a short duration.
For more information, please seeATAGS 155 mm (52 calibre) .
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