The sea acceptance firing trials of the indigenous Naval Surface Gun (NSG) onboard a GRSE-designed and constructed Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWC) were successfully conducted with extreme accuracy using a sophisticated electro-optic based fire control system.
Sea acceptance firing trials refer to a specialised subset of sea trials carried out to evaluate the performance, accuracy, and reliability of a ship’s weapon systems—especially naval guns and missile launchers—under real operational conditions at sea. These trials are a major part of the process of commissioning new weapon systems or validating upgrades to existing systems on naval vessels. The trials focus specifically on the live-firing of onboard weapons after initial factory-level quality assurance and land-based tests.
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GRSE (Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd) said the successful trial signals a strategic shift to being a capable weapon manufacturing firm besides being a shipbuilder.
The company said the gun underwent rigorous quality checks in the factory before extensive sea trials with firing on live targets. The highly accurate and reliable gun system will be an extremely potent addition to the Indian Navy's inventory of technologically superior weapon systems, GRSE added.
"This significant achievement has been made possible with a very strong tie-up between GRSE and BHSEL (Hyd) as well as Elbit Systems Land, who are the technology and production partners for the Gun project. Two years of extensive efforts have yielded 60 per cent indigenous content in the product which will significantly increase with subsequent orders," a statement from the company read.
Meanwhile, GRSE emerged as the lowest bidder for the next-generation corvette project of the Navy, valued at over Rs 2,500 crore.