L&T signs pact with Hanwha Techwin for
army weapon
Fri, 21 Apr 2017-11:08am , PTI
Engineering major Larsen & Toubro has
signed a contract with South Korea's Hanwha Techwin (HTW) for the supply of
self propelled guns for the Indian army.
Larsen & Toubro and Hanwha Techwin signed
a contract for execution of the 155mm/ 52 cal tracked self propelled gun
program for the Indian army, the company said in a BSE filing today.
Larsen was the sole qualified bidder based on
the trials and performance of the K9 VAJRA-T gun, customised by L&T with
HTW as the technology partner.
"L&T plans to begin production of
this vital weapon system at its Strategic Systems Complex at Talegaon near Pune
in Maharashtra and deliver the first batch of 10 guns," Jayant Patil, Head
of Defence and Aerospace and Member of Heavy Engineering Board at L&T,
said.
The K9 VAJRA-T is an enhanced version of
HTW's K9 Thunder, to suit specific requirement of Indian army including desert
operations.
L&T shall not only manufacture K9 VAJRA-T
in India, with over 50 per cent indigenous content, but also provide through
life support f rom India, the company said.
Shares of L&T were trading 0.53 per cent
higher at Rs 1,690 apiece on BSE today.
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Original post: dnaindia.com
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