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DRDO Selects SSS Defence and Kalyani Group for Indigenous 20mm Gun Development
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News18•19-10-2026, 23:03
DRDO Selects SSS Defence and Kalyani Group for Indigenous 20mm Gun Development
- •DRDO has shortlisted SSS Defence and the Kalyani Group to develop a homegrown 20mm aviation gun and turret system for Rudra and Prachand helicopters.
- •The project is led by DRDO’s Armament Research and Development Establishment in collaboration with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.
- •The new gun system is intended for the Advanced Light Helicopter Mk-IV Rudra and the Light Combat Helicopter Prachand.
- •The development programme is expected to take approximately two years before moving to production orders based on cost calculations.
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The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has shortlisted SSS Defence and the Kalyani Group to develop a homegrown 20mm aviation gun and turret system.
The proposed 20mm weapon system is intended for the Advanced Light Helicopter Mk-IV, known as Rudra, and the Light Combat Helicopter, Prachand.
The project is being led by DRDO’s Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE) in collaboration with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
