M777 Bae Systems

India will be buying 145 ultra-light howitzers from the United States for the upcoming Mountain Strike Corps - raised in 2013 - to defend India's border with China.

BAE Systems today announced selection of Mahindra as its India partner for the nearly USD 700 million deal for the supply of 145 M777 howitzers, which are ultralight weight artillery guns having a strike range of 25 km.

The Indian Army got a shot in the arm today with the defence ministry clearing its long-pending $660 million (Rs.3,000 crore) proposal to buy 145 ultra-light howitzer guns to add teeth to its ageing inventory.

India will be buying 145 ultra-light howitzers from the United States for the upcoming Mountain Strike Corps - raised in 2013 - to defend India's border with China.

BAE Systems today announced selection of Mahindra as its India partner for the nearly USD 700 million deal for the supply of 145 M777 howitzers, which are ultralight weight artillery guns having a strike range of 25 km.

The Indian Army got a shot in the arm today with the defence ministry clearing its long-pending $660 million (Rs.3,000 crore) proposal to buy 145 ultra-light howitzer guns to add teeth to its ageing inventory.