Current context: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh dedicated to the nation the 51st K9 Vajra self-propelled Howitzer gun on 16th January 2020.
a. Confederation of Indian Industry
b. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
c. Larsen and Toubro Armoured Systems Complex
d. Patson Machines Pvt. Ltd.
- The 51st K9 Vajra self-propelled Howitzer gun is made by the Larsen and Toubro (L&T) at Hazira in Gujarat.
- The minister said that L&T’s Armoured Systems Complex (ASC) has a state of art complex to manufacture and integrate advanced armoured platforms.
- The gun weighs 50 tonnes and can fire 47-kilogram bombs at targets up to a distance of 43 kilometres.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated L&T’s Armoured System Complex at Hazira in Surat to the nation in January 2019.
- L&T had won the Rs 4,500-crore contract from the Ministry of Defence in 2017 to supply 100 units of K9 Vajra-T 155 mm/52 calibre tracked self-propelled gun systems to the Indian Army under the Centre's 'Make in India' initiative.
- The K9 Vajra contract involves delivery of 100 such systems in 42 months.
Question:
Q.1 The K9 Vajra self-propelled Howitzer gun is made by ______________ under the Government of India 'Make in India' initiative?a. Confederation of Indian Industry
b. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
c. Larsen and Toubro Armoured Systems Complex
d. Patson Machines Pvt. Ltd.
