Ordnance Factory Board (OFB)

Meeting the March 2026 Deadline: Tardy Delivery of Indigenous Dhanush Guns Makes it Unlikely

New Delhi: Going by the tardy delivery of the indigenously produced advanced Bofors gun Dhanush to the Indian Army, it will be difficult to meet the March 2026 dateline, officials said. The Dhanush is...

Building Bridges: India’s Strategic Defence Engagement in West Asia

Diplomacy is the art of implementing foreign policy. It is often equated with words like ‘statecraft’ and is the instrument for nations to engage on mutual issues of cooperation and sometimes to resolve prickly...

Accelerating Aatmanirbharta Drive: Defence Ministry Aims Speeding Up Quality Assurance Processes

New Delhi: The Department of Defence Production under the Ministry of Defence has issued notification for re-organisation of Directorate General of Quality Assurance (DGQA) in a major reform towards ‘Ease of Doing Business’ and...

Ordnance Factory Khamaria Develops Anti-Tank Practice Ammunition

New Delhi: Ordnance Factory Khamaria (OFK) has successfully developed 125 mm FSAPDS anti-tank practice ammunition for the Indian Army to curtail its huge training expenditure. The training ammunition has passed all the validation trials...

Government Exploring the Possibility to Merge Five DPSUs Carved from Former OFB: Report

New Delhi: The government after three years of forming seven new Defence Public Undertakings (DPSUs) from the former Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) is exploring the possibility of merging five of them, according to a...

Indigenous Long-range Revolver “Prabal” to be Launched on August 18

  New Delhi: Boasting an impressive firing range of up to 50 meters, more than twice the reach of other revolvers in India, "Prabal" - India's debut long-range revolver is poised for launch on August...

Aatmanirbharta: Beyond Rhetoric

  Launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in May 2020 with a Rs 2,000,000 crore (US$ 262 billion) package (10 percent of India’s GDP), the Aatmanirbhar Bharat campaign aims to foster self-reliance across various sectors....

82,000 OFB Staff to go on Indefinite Strike Against Corporatisation Plan

  New Delhi: Over 82,000 employees working in 41 defence factories have decided to go an indefinite strike a day after the Ministry of Defence placed an order worth over Rs 1,000 crore for infantry...

OFB, DPSUs, Private Sector to Invest Rs 3,700 Cr in UP Defence Corridor; Rs 3,100 Cr in TN Defence Corridor

  New Delhi. An investment of approximately Rs 3,700 crore was announced by Ordnance Factory Board (OFB), Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs) and private industries for Uttar Pradesh Defence Corridor and another investment of approximately...

Defence Minister Reviews Performance of OFB, DPSUs

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on February 24 reviewed the performance of Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) and Defence Public Sector Undertakings – Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), Bharat Earth Movers...

OFB Signs MoU with BEL for Cooperation in Air Defence System, Artillery Guns

  Lucknow: Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) and Navratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) have signed an MoU to continue their existing co-operation in the field of Air Defence & Artillery Gun Systems, Armoured Fighting...

DefExpo: A Mega Opportunity to Showcase Facilitating Resources for UP, TN Defence Industrial Corridors

  New Delhi. With the countdown having begun for the four-day DefExpo 2020 in Lucknow from February 5 to 8, the government has been going all out to make it a success spearheaded by none...

CAG Pulls up Ordnance Factory Board for Poor Performance

  New Delhi: Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) has been pulled up by the government auditor Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) for its performance in 2017-18 giving an alarming report. According to the report tabled in Parliament...
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