India’s first indigenous, long-range artillery gun Desi Bofors to be first showcased in R-Day parade

Bhopal: India’s first indigenous, long-range artillery gun ‘Dhanush’, aka ‘Desi Bofors’, will be showcased for the first time at the Republic Day parade in New Delhi.

Manufactured by Jabalpur-based Gun Carriage Factory (GCF), the 155-mm gun cost about Rs 14.50 crore a piece.

“‘Dhanush’ will be displayed to showcase defence power at the Republic Day function in New Delhi,” GCF’s Joint General Manager and PRO Sanjay Shrivastava told PTI.