Arjun 130 mm gun: DRDO tastes success

A much pilloried Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is on the verge of an important success – of providing the army a self-propelled 130 mm gun, according to the sources at the DRDO. The indigenously developed 130 mm gun has been in service with the artillery arm of the army since the 1970's. First, it was fitted on a Vijayanta tank chassiss and called Catapult in1980-81. The army had major problems with the platform, as maintenance was an issue and and its stability on a full charge firing mode. Then director …