Gun and Shell factory was established in 1801 in the name of GUN CARRIAGE AGENCY by the EAST INDIA COMPANY for repair and manufacture of gun carriages.
The Indian Ordnance Factories is the oldest and largest industrial setup which functions under the Department of Defence Production of the Ministry of Defence. The ordnance factories form an integrated base for indigenous production of defence hardware and equipment, with the primary objective of self reliance in equipping the armed forces with state of the art battlefield equipments. Users can get detailed information on civilian arms.
Ordnance Factory at Nalanda, Bihar was originally sanctioned by the Government in 2001 to create the production facilities for Bi-Modular Charge System (BMCS) for 155mm Artillery Gun at Ordnance Factory, Nalanda.
Ordnance Factory Ambarnath (OFA) is one of the glittering stars among the galaxy of Ordnance Factories, operating under Ordnance Factory Board, Ministry of Defence. OFA was set up with core competence in the field of Non-Ferrous Metallurgical production and later on High Strength Aluminium Alloy Extruded products were added.
Engine Factory Avadi(EFA) an IMS Organisation, is one of the major production units of Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited ,a Government of India Enterprise, Ministry of Defence.
Ordnance Factory Bhusawal (OFBH) is one of the 41 manufacturing units under Ordnance Factory Board, Kolkata under the Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence, Government of India.
Heavy Vehicles Factory (HVF) is located at suburb of Chennai, well connected by Rail & Road transport, approximately 21 Km away from Chennai Central Railway Station. In the vicinity, there are several other Ordnance Factories such as Engine Factory (EFA), Ordnance Clothing Factory(OCF) and Defence Installations like Combat Vehicle Research and Development Establishment (CVRDE), Ordnance Depot etc.
Ordnance Factory Kanpur is one of the 41 Ordnance factories under the aegis of Ordnance Factory Board(OFB), Kolkata. It was conceived in the year 1942 as Transplantation Project in the wake of impending threat of axis powers emerging from eastern front during World War II.
Ambernath is an eastern suburban city in Mumbai and is a part of the Mumbai. It produces arms, ammunition and armored vehicles for Indian army and defense services commissioned under the Ministry of Defense, Government of India.
Ordnance Factory Dum Dum (OFDC) has unique high precision machining system like Laser Cutting M/C and CNC operated Injection Moulding M/Cs (the sole and only special purpose machine in Ord. Fys.) and CNC M/Cs for carrying out stringent quality products in order to meet changing demands and needs of the customer.
Vehicle Factory, Jabalpur established in 1969 is a dedicated manufacturing unit to meet 'Transport Needs' of the Armed Forces. It is an ISO 9001-2000 certified factory. Its Laboratories are NABL certified.
Ordnance Factory Dehradun (OFD) has been the leading supplier of a wide variety of Optical, Opto-mechenical and Passive Night Vision devices and weapon sights for infantry and artillery wings of Indian Armed Forces, Central Para Military Forces and State Police Organisations.
Field Gun Factory is the youngest factory among the 11 factories of the Weapons, Vehicles and Equipment (WV&E) division of Indian Ordnance factories. It is located at Kanpur, U.P. at a distance of 10 kms. from Kanpur Central railway station.
Ordnance Factory Khamaria is one of the major ammunition production unit under Ordnance Factory Board, Kolkata in the Department of Defence Production.
Gun Carriage Factory (GCF) Jabalpur is a unit of Ordnance Factory Board under Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence, Government of India.
Ordnance Factory, Katni was established in May 1942. It is an integrated Metallurgical Production unit under Ministry of Defence for production of Non-ferrous Rolled and Extruded Products, Brass and Gilding Metal Cups for Small Arms Ammunition, Zinc Base Alloy Die Cast components and Medium & Heavy Calibre Cartridge Case.