Artillery Corps: News & Discussion

[uddu]

DRDO Successfully Completes Flight Tests Of Guided Pinaka Weapon System

[Rakesh]

https://x.com/ajitkdubey/status/2037028 ... 70387?s=20 ---> India, US have signed a deal for buying Excalibur precision guided munitions for the Indian Army. Supplies to be completed in one year.

India, US discuss defence ties, military hardware cooperation
https://aninews.in/news/national/genera ... 325220633/
25 March 2026

The two sides also held discussions on the Excalibur precision-guided artillery ammunition for which India has signed a Rs 300 crore deal under the emergency procurement route. The Indian side asked the American officials to ensure that the precision-guided shells are provided to the Indian Army on time.

[Rakesh]

https://x.com/DefenceDecode/status/2037 ... 92362?s=20 ---> 155MM/52 cal ATAGS-based MGS during the firing trials.

https://x.com/AjayshreeSamby3/status/20 ... 04758?s=20 ---> By the way MGS trials are going to start soon.

[uddu]

Another 114 or 300 will get ordered instead of the 1000 needed.

Know everything about Mounted Gun System (MGS)

Did you know? The Mounted Gun System (MGS) is built to operate in both desert and high-altitude terrains, with shoot-and-scoot capability that allows it to deploy quickly and move out swiftly after firing alongside mechanised forces. The armament system strengthens operational effectiveness with rapid strike capability and delivers a clear tactical advantage through reliable, low-maintenance precision firepower.

[uddu]

ATAGS: India’s Advanced Artillery Gun | Long-Range Power, Rapid Mobility & Aatmanirbhar Defence
ATAGS delivers long-range firepower, rapid mobility, and advanced electric systems to elevate combat readiness. Engineered for low-maintenance performance, it strengthens India’s journey toward self-reliance in defence manufacturing.

[ramana]

LR-GR 120 for Pinaka launcher. 8x300 mm missiles. Equivalent to Israeli EXTRA missile.

The CEP is given as <30m. We know from Operation Sindoor, Indian SATNAV guidance is demonstrated CEP of <1.5 feet.
Combine with the 110 kg warhead
One salvo is 8x110 ~ 900kg payload.

https://x.com/thugner101/status/2046630 ... 58388?s=20

[uddu]

Indian Army Prioritises Indigenous Pinaka MBRL Over New 122mm Unguided Rockets to Replace Ageing Russian Grad Systems
https://defence.in/threads/indian-army- ... ems.17536/
Date: 22 April 2026

[Manish_P]

Indian Army Prioritises Indigenous Pinaka MBRL Over New 122mm Unguided Rockets to Replace Ageing Russian Grad Systems
https://defence.in/threads/indian-army- ... ems.17536/
Date: 22 April 2026

We need both types - Guided and Dumb. At times unguided rockets have a quality of their own...

From the article -

Recent global clashes, most notably the ongoing war in Ukraine, have profoundly influenced the Army's strategic calculations. These conflicts have clearly illustrated that old-school "area saturation"—firing massive swarms of unguided rockets over a general area—is an obsolete tactic.
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According to defence sources, the Indian Army aims to cultivate a strike profile reminiscent of the highly successful American HIMARS.
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While we have -

Russia’s jamming of US-provided rocket systems complicates Ukraine’s war effort

Russia has been thwarting US-made mobile rocket systems in Ukraine more frequently in recent months, using electronic jammers to throw off its GPS guided targeting system to cause rockets to miss their targets, multiple people briefed on the matter told CNN.

The medium-range rocket systems were hailed as a game changer in the conflict and have played a key role since the moment they arrived in Ukraine last summer, including in last year’s offensive that allowed Ukraine to take back significant swaths of territory from Russia.

But in recent months, the systems have been rendered increasingly less effective by the Russians’ intensive blocking, five US, British and Ukrainian sources tell CNN, forcing US and Ukrainian officials to find ways to tweak the HIMARS’ software to counter the evolving Russian jamming efforts.

“It is a constant cat-and-mouse game” of finding a countermeasure to the jamming, a Pentagon official said, only to then have the Russians counteract that countermeasure. And it is not clear how sustainable that game is in the long term.

[uddu]

130mm need to be replaced with the MaRG 155-BR
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MaRG_155-BR
Operation Sindoor: Indian Army’s 130 mm guns & T-72 tanks deployed in Gujarat Desert
A ground report from the Gujarat desert by DD India’s Nandita Dagar reveals how the Indian Army fully mobilized its artillery and armored units during Operation Sindoor. From powerful 130mm medium guns to battle-ready T-72 tanks, forces were “locked and loaded” along the western borders.

[uddu]

Screw in India is expensive. Rajnath Singh should Rejjine.
Pinaka Mk3 Guided Rocket to Cost Nearly 40% Less Than Imported Israeli EXTRA System, Confirms DRDO
https://defence.in/threads/pinaka-mk3-g ... rdo.17598/
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has revealed that India's upcoming 120 km range Guided Pinaka Mk3, also known as the Long Range Guided Rocket (LRGR), will be significantly cheaper than the Israeli EXTRA rockets currently used in the recently inducted Suryastra system.

Recent evaluations by the DRDO indicate that each Pinaka Mk3 LRGR unit will be priced under ₹1.5 crore. The 150 km range EXTRA rockets—which are manufactured by Israel's Elbit Systems and fired from the Indian Army's new Suryastra platform—were estimated to cost about ₹2.40 crore each back in 2018.