The Indian Navy is fully prepared for the war even after being actively stationed during the operation vermilion. The Indian Navy is moving rapidly, from large -scale war exercises with the Royal Navy of Britain in the North Arabian Sea, the Indian Navy is moving rapidly.
From aircraft ships to warships, submarines to anti-submarine torpedo, Navy is focused on inclusion of indigenous forums and weapons in its arsenal. Recently, the new weapon included in the Navy is the anti-aircraft gun barrel in Kanpur.
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Creation of indigenous srgm gun barrel
The main weapon of the navy warships is SRGM i.e. Super Rapid Gun Mount. Now the barrel of this gun is being made in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. A barrel of this gun has been prepared in the field gun factory of Kanpur. Field Gun Factory, Kanpur has handed over two SRGM barrels to the Indian Navy.
Indigenous production of SRGM gun barrel assembly reduces dependence on foreign suppliers of the country. Till now the license of this gun was being produced in Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) in Haridwar. India bought this gun from Otto Melra, a Italian company. Currently, this gun is engaged on almost all the warships of the Indian Navy.
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Construction of indigenous barrel for the first time
This is the first time SRGM barrels are made indigenously. Handing the first consignment of indigenous barrel to the Navy is a major step, as now the barrels on all warships will gradually be replaced by indigenous SRGM barrels. From now on, the barrel of this gun will not be sourced from abroad. The barrels of the warships on which this super rapid gun mount is installed will be replaced by these indigenous barrels. In the coming days, all the new warships joining the Navy will also be indigenous barrels. According to the report, a team of 12 engineers worked in preparing this barrel for 3 years. Since this barrel is now being built in India, its cost will also be less than before.
SRGM strength
Talking about the strength of super rapid gun mount, the speed of fighter jet will also fade in front of its speed. This gun can fire 120 rounds in a minute. The length of the barrel of this gun is 4588 millimeters, from which 76 millimeters of shells are fired. It can target the enemy’s fighter jet from 15 km away.
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It is an anti-mesile and anti-ai-circraft gun of medium caliber, which has a unique rate and accuracy of the fire. The specialty of this weapon is that it can target many goals simultaneously. It is most effective against fast -moving ships and missiles. In 2023 itself, the Ministry of Defense signed a deal of 16 upgrade with Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited in Haridwar. The price of this entire deal was Rs 2956.89 crore.