Army to upgrade air defence with new guns, radars, and missile systems

The army plans to replace two aging gun platforms—L70 and Zu-23mm—with advanced indigenous systems. Trials for the new L70 successor are expected in July, with a request for proposal (RFP) already issued for 220 guns. The L70, originally manufactured by Sweden’s Bofors AB in the 1950s, has been in service in India since the 1960s.

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