06-08-2025
India's indigenous guns to perform 21-gun salute on Independence Day
This year's traditional Independence Day 21-gun salute is set to feature the Indian-made 105mm light field gun, which recently proved its mettle during Operation Sindoor. The 21-gun salute is a traditional military ceremony that is performed every August 15 to honour year this ceremony will showcase the might of the indigenous 105mm light field guns. These indigenously made weapons have replaced the British pounder guns that were earlier used for the gun is also the first indigenous gun with a range of 17.2 kilometres and can fire up to six rounds per minute. It was first developed by the Ordinance Factory Board in 1982 and, since, various versions of the gun have been deployed on the borders of the country.
The 105mm light field gun is an upgraded version of the previously used Indian field gun and weighs approximately 1000 kilograms less than its significant aspect of this year's Independence Day is that it will mark 100 days of the success of Operation Sindoor, which targeted and lethally attacked numerous terror camps and airbases based in Pakistan. The operation underscored the lethality of Indian weapons, including the artillery guns that were deployed along the western August 15, eight light field guns will fire 21 shots in 52 seconds to the melody of the national anthem, while the national flag is unfurled at the Red Fort by PM Narendra Modi.- EndsTune InMust Watch
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