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Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS)
ATAGS during firing trials
TypeTowed Howitzer
Place of originIndia
Service history
Used byArmenian Ground Forces
Production history
DesignerArmament Research and Development Establishment
Tata Advanced Systems
Kalyani Strategic Systems
Designed2013-2017
ManufacturerBharat Forge
Tata Advanced Systems[1]
Produced2019
Specifications
Mass18 tonnes (18 long tons; 20 short tons)[2]
Barrel length8060 mm
Crew6-8

Caliber155 mm/52 Cal
ActionAuto gun alignment and positioning
BreechScrew type
RecoilElectro-rheological/Magneto-rheological
ElevationServo based, -3/+75°
TraverseServo based, +/-25°, 25 m diameter
Rate of fire
  • Burst: 5 rounds in 60 sec
  • Intense: 10 rounds in 2 min 30 sec
  • Sustained: 60 rounds in 60 min
Effective firing range48.074 km[3]
Maximum firing range48.074 km (using High Explosive Base Bleed ammunition)[4][5]
60 km+ (using Ramjet Propelled Artillery Shell, under development)[6]
Feed systemElectrically operated ammunition handling
SightsThermal sight Gunners display

Maximum speed With towing vehicle 80 km/h, Self propelled 12 km/h with 95 kW APU[7]

The Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS)[8] is a towed 155 mm/52 calibre howitzer that is being developed for the Indian Army by Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE), Tata Advanced Systems and Kalyani Strategic Systems.[9]

Bharat Forge and Tata Advanced Systems are manufacturing partners.[8]

  1. ^ "India's Two Private Firms Win $4.5 Billion Contract To Develop Artillery Gun Systems". Defense Mirror. 26 January 2017. Archived from the original on 20 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Trials of advanced artillery gun begin in Pokhran range". The Times of India. 27 May 2019. Archived from the original on 20 June 2019.
  3. ^ Aero India (PDF).
  4. ^ Peri, Dinakar (15 September 2017). "Indigenous artillery gun sets new record in range". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 14 January 2024.
  5. ^ Shukla, Ajai (5 September 2017). "World-record 'gun salute' to incoming defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman". Business Standard. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017.
  6. ^ MP, Sidharth (21 February 2020). "IIT-M working on next-gen Ramjet-powered 155mm artillery shells for Indian Army". WION. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  7. ^ "ATAGS specifications". Kalyani Strategic Systems Limited.
  8. ^ a b https://www.drdo.gov.in/drdo/sites/default/files/technology-focus-documrnt/TF_Aug2023.pdf
  9. ^ Kajal, Kapil (19 October 2022). "Defexpo 2022: DRDO unveils indigenous ATAGS". Janes. Archived from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.

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