India’s DRDO showcased the 155 mm/52 calibre mounted gun system at Defence Expo 2022. The gun has a maximum firing range of 45 km. (Janes/Kapil Kajal)

Indiaʼs Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has conducted trials of the indigenously developed 155 mm/52 calibre mounted gun system (MGS).

According to the DRDO, the MGS is a truck-mounted artillery gun system, deployable in desert, mountainous, and high-altitude terrains.

The MGS equips a 155 mm/52 calibre Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS) on an eight-wheeled high-mobility vehicle (HMV) developed by Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML).

A DRDO official told Janes that the trials of the MGS have been going on for some time now.

“The mobility and performance trials of the MGS are completed. The standalone firing trials of the armoured cabin are also completed. The MGS is ready to undergo the strength of design trials,” the official said.

The official added that the DRDO is manufacturing the MGS as part of the Indian Army’s requirement for gun-mounted wheeled platforms.