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Mounted Gun System (MGS 155mm/52 Cal 8x8 Howitzer)

Lead Agency: DRDO / Bharat Forge / TASL / BEML • Service: Indian Army • Budget: ₹8,500 Cr • IDDM: 75%

Strategic Overview

Truck-mounted 155mm/52-calibre artillery system on high-mobility 8x8 chassis providing rapid shoot-and-scoot for desert and mountain borders.

Shoot-and-Scoot Artillery Regiments ("8x8 Truck Mounted Gun Regiments") — Border Roads & Mountain Highway Deployment Sectors (Eastern / Northern Command) — Status: evaluating
Standing Committee on Defence: Modern Artillery Induction Roadmap (Parliamentary Committee Report)