Indian Ordnance Factories - Ammunition and Weapons Systems

The Indian Ordnance Factories organization comprises of 39 factories with more than two hundred years of experience in defence production. Under the direction of its corporate headquarters, the Ordnance Factory Board, the organization is currently engaged in the production of weapons systems and ammunition.

The key factor to generations of customer satisfaction is the comprehensive product range offered in the areas of land, air and marine defence systems. These include small, medium and large calibre weapons and ammunition, mortars, explosives and pyrotechnics. Indian Ordnance Factories also supply armoured and soft skin vehicles, optical and night vision devices and parachutes.

Indian Ordnance Factories are skilled not only in the production of quality goods but also in logistics, research and development and the operation of integrated manufacturing systems.

SMALL CALIBRE AMMUNITION AND WEAPON SYSTEMS

Indian Ordnance Factories small calibre weapons and ammunition have the following specifications:

• 5.56mm INSAS LMG, SLR and Assault Rifles; Ammunition - INSAS Ball, SS109, M193 and Tracer
• 7.62mm MMG, LMG, SLR and Assault Rifles; Ammunition - Ball (51mm and 39mm), Tracer and Blank
• 9mm Carbine and Pistol; Ammunition - Ball Parabellum, Tracer and Blank

MEDIUM CALIBRE AMMUNITION AND WEAPON SYSTEMS

Product specifications include:

• 12.7mm AA & HMG and Ammunition
• 23mm Ghasha Aircraft Gun; Ghasha and Schilka ammunition
• 30mm Cannon and Ammunition BMP-2K (HE/T, AP/T, HE/I); Ghasha and Aden ammunition
• 40mm L70 AA Gun and HET and TPT ammunition

LARGE CALIBRE AMMUNITION AND WEAPON SYSTEMS

Product specifications include:

• 84mm RCL and ammunition (TPT, HE, HEAT and illuminating)
• 105mm Light Field Gun and ammunition gun HE, HESH, smoke and illuminating; ammunition tank APDS, DS practice, FSAPDS, HESH and SH practice
• 106 RCL and HEAT ammunition
• 130mm M46 upgrade to 155/45 Calibre Gun and ammunition; 130mm HE and 155mm HE, smoke, illuminating and ERFB version
• 125mm HE, HEAT and FSAPDS tank ammunition
• 68mm SNEB Arrow Rockets and Aerial Bombs (HSLD 250kg, 450kg and 1000lbs)

MORTARS AND AMMUNITION

Indian Ordnance Factories supply a complete range of mortars and related ammunition. Models include 51mm, 81mm and 120mm mortars and HE, smoke, illuminating and mortar training ammunition.

CHEMICALS, EXPLOSIVES, PROPELLANTS AND PYROTECHNICS

Product specifications include:

• Demolition stores, explosives, chemicals, single, double and triple base propellants for small, medium and large calibre ammunition
• Signalling and illuminating pyrotechnics

ARMOURED AND SOFT SKINNED VEHICLES

Indian Ordnance Factories supply a range of standard and custom made military vehicles suitable for any situation. These include MBTs (Ajeya upgraded T72, Arjun), APCs (Sarath BMP-2K, Carrier Mortar Tracked Vehicle), heavy and medium payload vehicles and mine protected vehicles.

OPTICAL AND NIGHT VISION DEVICES

These include day and night vision binoculars and sights for weapons and personnel and day and night sights and instruments for armoured vehicles.

PARACHUTES AND TROOP COMFORT ITEMS

Our products cover personnel, retarding and brake parachutes plus a full range of tents, military fatigues and troop comfort stores.

The Indian Ordnance Factories are able to produce such a wide product range because all the component groups are totally integrated and encompass all stages of production, beginning with the production of basic metal (ferrous and non-ferrous) and ending with a wide range of finished products. The 39 manufacturing units have been set up in such a fashion that they synergise with each other to fulfil each other's requirements.

Today Indian Ordnance Factories represent an organisation, which is highly integrated and self- reliant in several areas of defence production and opens out for any customer seeking synergy and innumerable and profitable opportunities.