Bhim SPH

The Bhim self-propelled howitzer is a private venture of South African company Denel under the supervision of Indian Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) to meet the requirement of self-propelled artillery of the Indian Army. The Bhim artillery system was under development by Defence Research and Development Organization in the 1990s. Trials of the Bhim artillery system were successfully conducted in 1998 and 1999, but it remained on pause for over 10 years as Denel was blacklisted by the Indian government. The Bhim artillery system has a fully automatic ammunition loading system as well as a turret-mounted auxiliary power unit, which powers all systems. It consists of the Denel T6 turret, mounted on Arjun MBT chassis. Secondary armament of the Bhim howitzer consists of a single 7.62-mm machine gun.