Only 3 Indians were first commissioned into Artillery from Woolwich: Prem Singh Gyani, PP Kumaramangalam & AS Kalha. They joined the A Field Brigade in 1935 at Bengaluru. Meanwhile, 5 (Bombay) Mountain Battery (1827) lives on, celebrated as #GunnersDay.
Artillery flourished under the Mughals in Delhi, Tipu Sultan in Mysore, and the Nizam of Hyderabad. At Kittur, Tipu Sultan even attempted India’s first enemy gun-location effort, a precursor to today’s modern Surveillance & Target Acquisition.
#BattleOfKittur
Artillery flourished under the Mughals in Delhi, Tipu Sultan in Mysore, and the Nizam of Hyderabad. At Kittur, Tipu Sultan even attempted India’s first enemy gun-location effort, a precursor to today’s modern Surveillance & Target Acquisition.
#BattleOfKittur
The first recorded use of artillery in India was in 1368 at the #BattleOfAdoni, when Mohammed Shah Bahamani employed a train of guns against Vijayanagar. Later, in 1526, Babur’s cannons at the First Battle of Panipat crushed Ibrahim Lodhi decisively.
#IndianArtillery #GunnersDay
Kaveri 2.0 aims for 90-100kN for the #AMCA program. At the same time, a ₹61,000cr international collaboration has been secured for AMCA engines. This dual strategy focuses on developing indigenous technology for smaller platforms while forming partnerships for advanced fighters.
Update: India deploys 57-member Armed Forces contingent to #ExerciseZAPAD 2025 (10-16 Sep), marking first India-Pakistan joint military participation in an exercise since Operation Sindoor. More than 20 countries, including China are taking part in this multinational exercise.
