УПРАВЛЕ НИЕ АРТИЛЛЕРИЙСКИХ ЗАВ ОДОВ М ИНИСТЕРСТВА ОБОРО

Company Introduction:

The Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) was an industrial organization, functioning under the Department of Defence Production of the Ministry of Defence, Government of India. It was involved in the research, development, production, testing, marketing, and logistics of a comprehensive range of defense products. These products included weapons, ammunition, explosives, vehicles, and various defense equipment primarily for the Indian Armed Forces, as well as for paramilitary forces and other government agencies. OFB operated a network of ordnance factories spread across India, making it one of the oldest and largest government-operated production organizations in the country. In 2021, OFB was dissolved and its functions were corporatized into seven new Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs).

Factory or Trader:

Factory.

The Indian Ordnance Factories Board (УПРАВЛЕНИЕ АРТИЛЛЕРИЙСКИХ ЗАВОДОВ МИНИСТЕРСТВА ОБОРОНЫ) produced or sold the following products:

Artillery Systems and Guns: Field guns, howitzers, anti-aircraft guns, mortars.

Ammunition: For artillery, tanks, small arms, naval guns, and rockets.

Small Arms: Rifles, carbines, pistols, sub-machine guns, light machine guns.

Explosives and Propellants: High explosives, propellants for ammunition, pyrotechnic devices.

Armored Vehicles: Main battle tanks (manufacture and upgrade), armored personnel carriers, specialized military vehicles.

Military Vehicles: Trucks, jeeps, and other transport vehicles for defense forces.

Opto-electronics: Binoculars, night vision devices, weapon sights, observation equipment.

Parachutes and General Stores: Personnel parachutes, cargo parachutes, military clothing, tents, and other general defense equipment.

Components and Sub-assemblies: Parts for aerospace, naval, and other complex defense systems.