FGF hands over first SRGM to DGNAI for tests

Kanpur: Field Gun Factory, Kanpur handed over the first indigenously developed, 76/62 Super Rapid Gun Mount (SRGM) for testing to the director general of Naval Armament Inspection (DGNAI) during the “Atmanirbhar Bharat” week on Thursday.
The 76/62 SRGM, in service with 58 Navies worldwide, is a multirole medium caliber naval gun mount, designed for anti-missile and anti-aircraft as main role, and conceived for installation on multipurpose ships of any class and type, informed Ahtasham Akhtar, public relationsoOfficer and joint general manager, Field Gun Factory, Kanpur.
"This 76/62 Super Rapid Gun Mount (SRGM) has been developed by Field Gun Factory, Kanpur for the first time. After it's testing in Balasore, Odisha, we are expecting a bulk order. From the operational point of view, the 76/62 gun can fire at the max rate of fire (120 rds/min) all the loaded ammunition, without interruption, delivering a huge amount of ammunition payload on very distant targets. The 76/62 gun’s powerful and stabilized servo systems allow fast reaction to re-phasing commands from one target to the other and precision and accuracy in aiming," said Akhtar further.
Hari Mohan, chairman and director general of the Ordnance Factory Board, was present as the chief guest through video conferencing and Rear Admiral Sanjay Mishra, DGNAI as special guest at the event organized on the occasion.
General manager of Field Gun Factory, Kanpur G C Agnihotri highlighted the technical details of SRGM Ordnance.
Thereafter, on behalf of the Chairman and Director General of the Ayudh Factory Board, General Manager of Field Gun, G C Agnihotri, duly transferred the Super Rapid Gun Mount (SRGM) to Commodore Brijendra Vasishtha, controller of Naval Armament, CNA(OF), Ordnance Factory, Khamaria, Jabalpur, present on behalf of Rear Admiral Sanjay Mishra, DGNAI at the event.
On this occasion, the chairman of the Ordnance Factory Board congratulated everyone and called for all the challenges to be converted into opportunities, thereby path to success.
Rear Admiral Sanjay expressed heartfelt appreciation of this achievement of the Field Gun Factory. Member, OFB C S Vishwakarma, member OFB AK Jain and senior DDG ER Sheikh, senior officials of OFB and senior officers of Field Gun Factory and JCM, members of the working committee were also present at the event.