Indian Ordnance Factories: The Indian Armed Forces play a vital role in safeguarding our borders, as everyone is aware. However, keep in mind that institutions like the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) are just as significant. The Indian Ordnance Factories under OFB are responsible for producing arms and ammunition for the Indian Armed Forces. The second-biggest producer of defense hardware in Asia is the Ordnance Factory Board of India.
There are 41 ammunition factories in India, spread over 7 Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs) in different locations. We’ll provide you a list of all 41 ordnance factories in India in 2024 in this article.
Information about the Indian Ordnance Factory Board
Let’s look at some key information about the Ordnance Factory Board of India before looking at the list of all ordnance factories in the country.
- The Dutch Ostend Company founded a Gun Powder industry in Ichhapur in 1712, marking the establishment of India’s first ordnance industry.
- The Ordnance Factory Board was founded on April 2, 1979.
- In 1935, the Indian Ordnance Service was set up to oversee the country’s defense industry.
- The Indian government dissolved the Ordnance Factory Board on October 1, 2021.
The following seven recently established PSUs for defense now have all of its employees, management, and control.
- Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited (AWE)
- Troop Comforts Limited (TCL)
- Yantra India Limited (YIL)
- Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited (AVANI)
- Gliders India Limited (GIL)
- Munitions India Limited (MIL)
- India Optel Limited (IOL)
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List of all Indian Ordnance Factories
| Name of the Factory and Corresponding PSU | Location | State |
| Ammunition Factory Khadki (AFK) – Munitions India Limited | Pune | Maharashtra |
| Engine Factory Avadi (EFA) – Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| Cordite Factory Aruvankadu (CFA) – Munitions India Limited | Aruvankadu | Tamil Nadu |
| Field Gun Factory, Kanpur (FGK) – Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited | Kanpur | Uttar Pradesh |
| Gun Carriage Factory Jabalpur (GCF) – Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited | Jabalpur | Madhya Pradesh |
| Grey Iron Foundry (GIF) – Yantra India Limited | Jabalpur | Madhya Pradesh |
| Gun and Shell Factory (GSF) – Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited | Kolkata | West Bengal |
| Heavy Alloy Penetrator Project (HAPP) – Munitions India Limited | Tiruchirappalli | Tamil Nadu |
| High Explosives Factory (HEF) – Munitions India Limited | Pune | Maharashtra |
| Heavy Vehicles Factory, Chennai (HVF) – Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| Machine Tool Prototype Factory Ambernath (MPF) – Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited | Mumbai | Maharashtra |
| Metal and Steel Factory (MSF) – Yantra India Limited | Kolkata | West Bengal |
| Ordnance Clothing Factory Avadi (OCFAV) – Troop Comforts Limited | Chennai | Tamil Nadu |
| Ordnance Factory Chandigarh (OCFC) – India Optel Limited | Chandigarh | Chandigarh |
| Ordnance Clothing Factory (OCFS) – Troop Comforts Limited | Shahjahanpur | Uttar Pradesh |
| Ordnance Equipment Factory Kanpur (OEFC) – Troop Comforts Limited | Kanpur | Uttar Pradesh |
| Ordnance Equipment Factory Hazratpur (OEFHZ) – Troop Comforts Limited | Hazratpur | Uttar Pradesh |
| Ordnance Factory Ambernath (OFA) – Yantra India Limited | Mumbai | Maharashtra |
| Ordnance Factory Ambajhari (OFAJ) – Yantra India Limited | Nagpur | Maharashtra |
| Ordnance Factory Bhandara (OFBA) – Munitions India Limited | Bhandara | Maharashtra |
| Ordnance Factory Bhusawal (OFBH) – Yantra India Limited | Bhusawal | Maharashtra |
| Ordnance Factory Bolangir (OFBOL) – Munitions India Limited | Bolangir | Odisha |
| Ordnance Factory Kanpur (OFC) – Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited | Kanpur | Uttar Pradesh |
| Ordnance Factory Chandrapur (OFCH) – Munitions India Limited | Chandrapur | Maharashtra |
| Ordnance Factory Dumdum (OFDC) – Yantra India Limited | Kolkata | West Bengal |
| Ordnance Factory Dehu Road (OFDR) – Munitions India Limited | Pune | Maharashtra |
| Ordnance Factory Dehradun (OFDUN) – India Optel Limited | Dehradun | Uttarakhand |
| Ordnance Factory Itarsi (OFI) – Munitions India Limited | Itarsi | Madhya Pradesh |
| Ordnance Factory Khamaria (OFK) – Munitions India Limited | Jabalpur | Madhya Pradesh |
| Ordnance Factory Katni (OFKAT) – Yantra India Limited | Katni | Madhya Pradesh |
| Ordnance Factory Muradnagar (OFM) – Yantra India Limited | Muradnagar | Uttar Pradesh |
| Ordnance Factory Project (OFN) – Munitions India Limited | Nalanda | Bihar |
| Ordnance Factory Project Korwa (OFPKR) – Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited | Korwa | Uttar Pradesh |
| Ordnance Factory Project Medak (OFPM) – Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited | Hyderabad | Telangana |
| Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli (OFT) – Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited | Tiruchirappalli | Tamil Nadu |
| Ordnance Factory Varangaon (OFV) – Munitions India Limited | Varangaon | Maharashtra |
| Opto Electronics Factory (OLF) – India Optel Limited | Dehradun | Uttarakhand |
| Ordnance Parachute Factory (OPF) – Gliders India Limited | Kanpur | Uttar Pradesh |
| Rifle Factory Ishapore (RFI) – Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited | Kolkata | West Bengal |
| Small Arms Factory (SAF) – Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited | Kanpur | Uttar Pradesh |
| Vehicle Factory Jabalpur (VFJ) – Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited | Jabalpur | Madhya Pradesh |
Consumers of Ordnance Factories in India
- The Indian Army: The nation’s armed forces are the Navy, Air Force, Central Armed Police Forces, State Armed Police Forces, Paramilitary Forces, and Special Forces.
- Civil department: It include the Indian Railways, the Department of Atomic Energy, the Department of Telecommunications, the Liquid Propulsion Systems Center, the Nuclear Fuel Complex, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO), the Aeronautical Development Agency, and the State Electricity Boards.
- Export: More than 30 nations in North and South America, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa are exporters.
