India loses out on artillery buy as M-777 production ends

[HIMALYA]

Why not? what's wrong in it? Definitely we can buy the whole assembly line.and the tech. After all the infrastructure is burden after closure.

Are you high on something ??

 

[cirr]

Make your own freaking artillery!

Stop relying on foreign powers for something as elemental as guns, ok, out-sized guns.

 

[HIMALYA]

Make your own freaking artillery!

Stop relying on foreign powers for something as elemental as guns, ok, out-sized guns.

Indian metallurgy is not able to produce quality barrels for those guns.

 

[GURU DUTT]

Indian metallurgy is not able to produce quality barrels for those guns.

its onli the sarkaari companies who cant produce good stuff @ mukund alloys owned by Bajaj group produces the best alloys for the same stuff and export it to many nations even the gears made by there special alloys are used by many top auto manufacturers from around the world and its just one of the many even TVS,kalyani gears, kirolskar make good metal alloys in house

 

[Sugarcane]

But instead of stones, we need to lob the bureaucrats and politicians responsible for this gawdalmighty mess across the LoC and LAC with these home made trebuchets!

We already have enough - fire them in Indian Ocean

 

[HIMALYA]

its onli the sarkaari companies who cant produce good stuff @ mukund alloys owned by Bajaj group produces the best alloys for the same stuff and export it to many nations even the gears made by there special alloys are used by many top auto manufacturers from around the world and its just one of the many even TVS,kalyani gears, kirolskar make good metal alloys in house

Sir ji, there is definitely difference between alloys used in gears and barrels of guns. Barrels have to withstand and dissipate the heat quickly in addition of less wear and tear required by gears.

 

[Viking 63]

Missed oppurtunity for India, but there still more options on the market !! no worries i guess...

 

[Abingdonboy]

This is actual BS from the Indian media. The M777s WILL BE ordered by India THIS FISCAL.



Retards........

 

[janon]

This is actual BS from the Indian media. The M777s WILL BE ordered by India THIS FISCAL.

Retards........

The point is that the line is closing, so it will cost a lot more than the previously quoted price.

 

[[Bregs]]

This is actual BS from the Indian media. The M777s WILL BE ordered by India THIS FISCAL.



Retards........

Since the time electronic and print media has been liberalized there has been less moral responsibility on part of Media and more of sensationalism

 

[Abingdonboy]

The point is that the line is closing, so it will cost a lot more than the previously quoted price.

No it won't. The price has been fixed. As this is a FMS deal such things are set in stone.

 

[janon]

No it won't. The price has been fixed. As this is a FMS deal such things are set in stone.

Such things are set in stone only till contract expiry. The price is not set for perpetuity, waiting for the customer to order. The news is very much true:

With no Indian orders, BAE Systems starts shutdown of M777 gun factory | Business Standard

Delays push up cost of M777 howitzers for India - IHS Jane's 360

Your epithet of "retards" is applicable to the MoD and army officers in charge of procurement, not the media. Don't shoot the messenger.

 

[GR!FF!N]

We already have enough - fire them in Indian Ocean

LOL..Indian politicians are real WMD...and we're going to fire hundreds of them..brace yourselves..

 

[Manvantaratruti]

Sir ji, there is definitely difference between alloys used in gears and barrels of guns. Barrels have to withstand and dissipate the heat quickly in addition of less wear and tear required by gears.

Nonsense. How is this any different from the Barrels of Arjun Tank that India produces.

There are at least two players in India who has the technology to manufacturer such barrels. Bharat Forge and Midhani.

I am sure there are more or can get partners who will come into India like Mittal steel if required.

 

[HIMALYA]

Nonsense. How is this any different from the Barrels of Arjun Tank that India produces.

There are at least two players in India who has the technology to manufacturer such barrels. Bharat Forge and Midhani.

I am sure there are more or can get partners who will come into India like Mittal steel if required.

There is hell of difference between tank's barrel and artillery gun's barrel.

Do you know the difference between tank's range and artillery's range.

One more thing tanks carry limited number of ammos but artillery have to go on and on for longer durations.


Rate of fire is also major difference.