Ministry of Defence (MoD)

Development of a Low-Cost Precision Guidance and Smart Electronic Fuze System for a 155 mm Artillery Shell

Unguided artillery shells and rockets used by the Indian Armed Forces suffer from high circular error probable (CEP > 150m at 30 km range), requiring high ammunition expenditure and risking collateral damage, while foreign precision-guided kits cost over $30,000 per shell. Build an indigenous Low-Cost Precision Guidance and Smart Electronic Multi-Option Fuze architecture for artillery shells combining anti-jam NavIC/GPS GNSS steering, MEMS inertial navigation, aerodynamic course correction canards, and programmable multi-mode proximity/impact/delay fuzing.