November 29, 2001
LOK SABHA
'33'
MANUFACTURE OF GUNS IN COLLABORATION WITH ISRAEL
The 130 mm gun system upgunned to 155 mm calibre will be produced at Gun Carriage Factory (GCF), Jabalpur based on technology taken from Israel. Initially GCF will assemble 180 such gun systems with the kits imported from Israel. Subsequently 300 gun systems will be manufactured indigenously. Production with imported kits has already begun at GCF.This information was given by the Defence Minister Shri George Fernandes in a written reply to Smt Jayashree Banerjee in Lok Sabha today.