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Indian defence shipbuilder Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers has completed sea acceptance trials for a new domestically produced 30mm naval surface gun.
The domestically produced gun has recently completed firing trials using an electro-optical fire control system, which was also indigenous to India.
The sea trials were conducted onboa09:50:50rd one of the Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE)-designed and constructed anti-submarine warfare shallow watercraft.
“Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers’ naval surface gun trial marks a new era of indigenous capability … (it) signals a strategic shift within GRSE towards being a capable weapon manufacturing company in addition to being shipbuilders to the nation,” the company said.
“This significant achievement has been made possible with a very strong tie-up between GRSE and M/s BHSEL (Hyd) as well as M/s Elbit Systems Land, who are the technology and production partners for the gun project.
“Two years of extensive efforts have yielded 60 per cent indigenous content in the product which will significantly increase with subsequent orders.
“The gun has undergone rigorous quality checks in the factory prior to extensive sea trials with firing on live targets.
“The gun system is highly accurate and reliable and will be an extremely potent addition to the Indian Navy’s inventory of technologically superior weapon systems. GRSE is proud to have its products ranging from ‘Warships to Weapons’.”
