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Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane will receive 100th K-Vajra artillery gun at the manufacturing facility in Gujarat. The Indian Army is going to receive its 100th K-9 Vajra artillery gun on Friday. Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane will receive the 100th gun at the manufacturing facility in Gujarat, Army officials told. The gun is capable of hitting targets at more than 25 kilometre and has added strength to the corps of artillery in the force. The VAJRA variant, developed by engineering conglomerate Larsen & Toubro with India specific features, emerged fully compliant to Indian Army's needs during the arduous and extended field trials, the statement said. The ‘K9 VAJRA-T’ systems are being delivered with over 80% indigenous work packages and above 50% indigenisation (by value) at the program level, Larsen & Toubro said. This involves local production of over 13,000 types of components per gun system through a supply chain of about 1000 industrial partners, ...