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Lok Sabha
The Government has decided to undertake ‘up gunning’ of 130 mm guns to 155 mm caliber in 1991.
A letter of invitation was issued in 1992. Out of five offers received, only M/s Soltam, Israel fielded one up-gunned system for trials in 1993. The trials were carried out and the gun was recommended for introduction into service. The contract was signed in March 2000 for US $ 47,524,137.
The Defence Procurement Procedure in vogue then was followed. The up gunning was held up for a short duration. The validation trial with up-gunned equipment held in 2001 in India was unsuccessful. No loss was incurred
This information was given by the Defence Minister Shri Pranab Mukherjee in a written reply to Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal in Lok Sabha today.
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