The Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) on February 7, 2020 handed over Sharang, the first 130mm M-46 artillery gun upgraded to 155mm to the Indian Army.
About Sharang
- Sharang is the 130mm artillery gun ‘up-gunned’ to 155mm, 45 calibre up-gunning based on the Army’s tender.
- The Army had issued the Request For Proposal (RFP) in 2013 for both OFB and private industry.
- The gun’s range has now gone from 27km to over 36km with the upgrade.
- It also has more explosive capability and hence and more damage potential, the official stated. In all, OFB will upgrade 300 130mm guns to 155mm and the contract will be completed in four years.
- The Army inducted its first modern artillery guns system in November 2018. These include M-777 Ultra Light Howitzers (ULH) from the U.S. and K9 Vajra-T self-propelled artillery guns.
