IIT Madras Partners With Munitions India To Develop 155mm Smart Ammunition
IIT Madras in a recently shared post via X revealed about a new partnership with Munitions India Limited, a defence public sector enterprise, to develop India’s first indigenously designed 155 Smart Ammunition.
According to the official information, the objective of the partnership is to increase the accuracy of the 155 mm shell withing a Circular Error Probable (CEP) of 10 meters from its present capacity of 500 metres. The key goal is to increase the lethality at the terminal impact point, IIT Madras informed.
Smart ammunition will be launched using 39 and 45 calibre -155 mm Artillery Guns with range from 8-38 Kilometres.
In an effort to bring indigenization in India”s #defence sector, @iitmadras will be partnering with @IndiaMunitions, to develop India’s first indigenously designed 155 Smart Ammunition. The objective is to increase the accuracy of the 155 mm shell within a CEP of 10 metres. pic.twitter.com/EWoEw1e9ms
— IIT Madras (@iitmadras) February 5, 2024
The step lines with the India’s efforts to bring indigenization in India’s defence sector. “This will be a giant leap forward for the country in achieving its goal of Aatmanirbhar Bharat”, said Ravi Kant, Chairman and Managing Director of Munition India.
Prof. G. Rajesh, Faculty, Department of Aerospace Engineering, said, “the Special Purpose Shell will house the guidance, navigation and control system along with roll isolation strategies, canard actuation system, fuze, shell body and warhead. The smart projectile will have complex technologies such as miniatured electronics/sensors and mechanical structures. The proposed smart projectile will use the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) for guidance. This means independence from foreign governments satellite systems.”
Munition India is India’s biggest manufacturer of ammunition and explosives for the armed and paramilitary forces. Notably, Munition India Limited comes under the Union Ministry of Defence. It is India’s biggest manufacturer engaged in the production, testing research and development. It markets a comprehensive range of ammunition and explosives for the Army, Navy, Air Force and Paramilitary Forces.
