Three indigenously developed 155 mm ‘Dhanush’ artillery guns have been handed over for trial to the Army by the Jabalpur-based Gun Carriage Factory. Another three guns will be delivered to the Army shortly The gun has been developed by Ordnance Factory Board, Kolkata, following transfer of technology as part of the Bofors gun deal with Sweden in the late 80s. It is comparable to most current generation weapon systems which are in use by different countriesAlong with electronic gun-laying and sighting systems and other features, the indigenous gun has an enhanced 11-km range as against the 27-km range of the imported Bofors38 km is strike range of Dhanush (aka ‘Desi Bofors’)

114 Dhanush guns in all is Army’s requirement Rs 14 crore is per piece cost of these towed howitzers