ARMY ARTILLERY EQUIPMENT
ARTILLERY EQUIPMENT
| Active Towed Artillery | 105mm Light Field Gun, 105mm Indian Field Gun 122mm D-30 Towed Howitzer, 130mm M-46 Field Gun 155mm M-46 Field Howitzer, 155mm Bofors FH-77B *The first four guns in the above list will be phased out as part of the Field Artillery Rationalization Plan. |
| Reserve Towed Artillery | 75mm Mountain Howitzer, 76mm M-48 Mountain Gun 88mm 25 Pounder, 100mm M-1944, 180mm S-23 *These guns will be phased out as part of the Field Artillery Rationalization Plan. |
Self-Propelled Artillery | 105mm Abbot, 130mm Catapult M-46 *Both guns are being phased out from active service due to age/mechanical problems. *A self-propelled artillery competition is underway in India, as part of the Field Artillery Rationalization Plan. |
| Multiple Rocket Launchers |
| Air Defence Artillery (Anti-Aircraft Guns) | ZSU-23-2, ZSU-23-4 Shilka SP, 30mm Tunguska-M1 40mm Bofors L40/70, 40mm Bofors L40/60 |
| Air Defence Artillery (Surface-to-Air Missiles) |
| Tactical Artillery (Surface-to-Surface Missiles) |
*Missile regiments have been raised by the Indian Army for the Prithvi SRBM and the Agni IRBM. The former equips the 333rd, 444th and 555th Missile Groups while the latter equips the 335th Missile Group. These groups are all road/rail-mobile and thus have no fixed location.
†Times of India reported on 03 April 2006 that the Indian Army is raising a missile group for the land version of the BrahMos ASCM. Reportedly this new missile group will include three batteries of six road-mobile autonomous launchers. With terrain-hugging and infrared seeking capabilities, the Army will use BrahMos ASCM as a precision-strike weapon. The Press Trust of India (PTI) reported on 23 July 2006 that the Indian Army has decided to operationalise the Brahmos ASCM by September 2007, given its approval for the production of the land variant of the missile and artillery officers have been sent to Hyderabad to undergo training in operating the missile. The Regiment of Artillery envisions around 90 mobile autonomous launchers would be sufficient to create a major strategic deterrence. Scientists at the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) state that a single launcher can also be detached from the battery to operate independently to give land forces operational flexibility and make detections by the enemy extremely difficult.
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