“Exercise Topchi,” a weapons show put on by the Indian Army, took place at Devlali in Maharashtra’s Nashik.
Artillery systems made in India, like the K-9 Vajra, SP gun system, Dhanush, 105 mm Indian field gun (IFG) and light field gun (LFG) systems, and Pinaka multi-barrel rocket launchers, were shown off at the event on Sunday as part of Atmanirbhar Bharat.
It is a tracked 155 mm 52-caliber self-propelled artillery weapon called K-9 Vajra. Larsen & Toubro built it with technology that came from Hanwha, a big South Korean defense company.
Dhanush is a 155 mm, 45-caliber military gun that can be pulled behind a vehicle and has a 36 km range.
This version of “Exercise Topchi” showed how to use guns, mortars, rockets, drones, and aviation assets together with other weapons and monitoring equipment.
Earlier in December, President Droupadi Murmu went to Pokhran and saw a firepower exercise. The exercise included complex drills of firing and moving different types of weapons.
During the program, the President also talked to the troops and told them how much he valued their service and readiness to protect the country.
“President Droupadi Murmu went to Pokhran and saw a firepower exercise that included complex drills of firing and moving different types of weapons.” A press release from the Indian Army said that the President also talked to soldiers and praised them for keeping the highest standards of operational preparedness. He also told them to keep serving the country with the same zeal, dedication, and motivation.
In the meantime, permission was given in the same month to buy 70,000 more Sig Sauer assault weapons. The Indian Army will get these assault weapons, which will give soldiers a lot more firepower. They will be given to troops who are fighting terrorism and doing other jobs.
Recently, the Defense Ministry held a high-level meeting with the top military leaders in attendance. The meeting gave the go-ahead for the purchase.
The Indian Army was given permission to buy more than 70,000 of these assault rifles for more than Rs 800 crore. This comes at a time when the forces are in a military standoff with China and are carrying out large-scale counterterrorism operations along the line of control in Jammu and Kashmir against terrorist activities supported by Pakistan, officials said.
Over 70,000 of these assault weapons have already been seized by Indian authorities. They are being used by forces in the Kashmir valley and in the Ladakh sector along the China front.
In February 2019, 72,400 7.62 x 51mm SiG 716 guns were bought from SIG Sauer of the US. Of these, 66,400 were for the Army, 4,000 were for the Air Force, and 2,000 were for the Navy.
