Cabinet Committee on Security clears Rs 7,000 crore made-in-India artillery guns deal

The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) approved a Rs 7,000 crore deal for new indigenous artillery guns split between Bharat Forge and Tata Advanced Systems Limited. The Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS), developed by DRDO and exported to Armenia, will be manufactured in India. The order, cleared by PM Narendra Modi, is expected to create 20 lakh man hours and establish India’s first 155 mm artillery gun.

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