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Larsen and Toubro
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Ordnance Factories Board
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Bharat Forge
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Tata Power
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Detailed explanation-1: -Army Chief Gen Manoj Naravane on Thursday flagged off the 100th K9 Vajra tracked self-propelled howitzer built by Larsen & Toubro (L&T) at its armoured system complex at Hazira in Gujarat.
Detailed explanation-2: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is Larsen and Toubro.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Defence Ministry has started the process for the procurement of 100 more K9-Vajra tracked self-propelled howitzers which are built in India by Larsen & Toubro (L&T) using technology transferred from South Korean defence major Hanwha Defense.
Detailed explanation-4: -The K9 Vajra is a 155 mm, 52-calibre tracked self-propelled howitzer built by L&T with technology transferred from South Korean defence major Hanwha Defense based on its K9 Thunder. The 100th gun was delivered to the Army in February 2021, the contract for which was signed in May 2017.
Detailed explanation-5: -Larsen & Toubro announced that L&T Defence produced the ‘K9 VAJRA’ under the largest contract awarded to an Indian private company by the Ministry of Defence, through global competitive bidding.