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Detailed explanation-1: -Dhanush, the first indigenous long-range artillery gun will be inducted into the Indian Army on Monday. The 155 mm calibre artillery gun was manufactured by the Jabalpur-based Gun Carriage Factory.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dhanush is the indigenously upgraded version of the Swedish Bofors gun procured in the 1980s. Dhanush is a 155 mm, 45-calibre towed artillery gun with a range of 36 km and has demonstrated a range of 38 km with specialized ammunition.

Detailed explanation-3: -Dhanush is the first long-range artillery gun to be produced in India and has been billed as a success of the government’s Make in India initiative.

Detailed explanation-4: -History. The first recorded use of Artillery in India is at the Battle of Adoni in 1368. In the Deccans the Bahamani kings led by Mohammand Shah Bahamani used a train of Artillery against the Raja of Vijaya-nagar.

Detailed explanation-5: -Historically it takes its lineage from Moghul Emperor Babur who is popularly credited with introduction of Artillery in India, in the Battle of Panipat in 1526.