HAL is already 71% owned by the Government of India. If ownership falls below 50%, it will automatically become a private entity. There is no need to sell it to any major players.
It can be run by professionals but u need to engineers to deliver ...my question is how does reservation works on a 51% government owned org ? does the reservation apply or not ?
Raising of Dhanush 3rd regiment begins
NEW DELHI: The Indian Army has begun raising the third Regiment of the indigenously manufactured Dhanush artillery guns.As this newspaper reported in October 2024, going by the tardy delivery of the indigenously produced advanced Bofors gun, Dhanush, for the Indian Army, it will be difficult to meet the March 2026 dateline.
The first gun was inducted in April 2019, and till now, only two regiments have become operational. “Going by the speed of delivery, it is unlikely that all the guns might be delivered in the remaining time,” sources at the top said.
Sources in the defence establishment said, “We have completed the process of raising a second regiment of Dhanush gun systems and also receiving a few systems for the third unit.” The overall project involves inducting 114 guns in six regiments. Some delays are expected before all the guns are inducted.
The Dhanush is the country’s first indigenously built artillery gun, manufactured by Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited (AWEIL), previously a part of the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB).
The plan was to induct 114 guns with 80% indigenous content by 2026. Its indigenous content makes its maintenance easier in terms of spare parts’ availability. One Regiment comprises 18 guns. The cost of each gun is about Rs 14 crore. Dhanush can travel through difficult terrains and target enemy targets day or night.
These guns, with upgrades, have been deployed along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh. The old Bofors gun was a 155 mm 39-calibre piece with a firing range of around 30 km.
Dhanush, which fires up to 36 km, has around 877mm longer barrel. The system also has much more modern equipment and technology onboard, helping in precise targeting with heavier ordnance.
The weapon is the first long-range artillery gun to be produced in India. With eighty-one per cent of its components being indigenously sourced, it is seen to be giving a boost to the development of the indigenous industrial base in the country. The scale would go up to 90 per cent indigenous component in future.
First indigenously built artillery gun
The Dhanush is the country’s first indigenously built artillery gun, manufactured by Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited (AWEIL), previously a part of the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB). The plan was to induct 114 guns with 80% indigenous content by 2026. Its indigenous content makes its maintenance easier in terms of spare parts’ availability. One Regiment comprises 18 guns.
So approx 40 Dhanush and I guess 150 Sharangs delivered till now. Dhanush regiments going along LAC and Sharang along western border.
OFB MGS, 155mm 52 cal 23 litres chamber
Current weight: 26.8 ton Target: <25ton
