Artillery Indian Army



pinaka multi barrel rocket launchers used during kargil war.


the regiment of artillery second largest arm of indian army, constituting 1 sixth of army s total strength. raised in 1935 part of royal indian artillery of british indian army, regiment tasked providing army s towed , self-propelled field artillery, including guns, howitzers, heavy mortars, rockets , missiles.


as integral part of combat operations conducted indian army, regiment of artillery has history of being major contributor indian military success. during kargil war, indian artillery inflicted damage. on years, 5 artillery officers have gone on army s highest post chief of army staff of indian army.



bofors artillery gun


for time, regiment of artillery commanded larger share of army s personnel now, responsible air defense artillery , aviation assets. 1990s saw formation of corps of army air defence , coalescing of aviation assets army aviation corps. arm focused on field artillery, , supplies regiments , batteries each of operational commands. home of regiment in nashik, maharashtra, headquarters located along service s museum. school of artillery of indian army located nearby in devlali.


after undergoing consistent failures import or produce modern artillery 3 decades, regiment of artillery going ahead procurement of brand new 130-mm , 150-mm artillery guns. army putting large numbers of rocket launchers service, indigenously-developed pinaka multi barrel rocket launcher equip 22 regiments end of next decade.








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