Munitions India Limited

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Munitions India Limited
TypePublic Sector Undertaking
IndustryDefence Production
PredecessorOrdnance Factory Board
FoundedOctober 1, 2021 (2021-10-01)
HeadquartersAmmunition Factory Khadki,
Pune
,
India
Key people
Ravi Kant, IOFS
(Chairman & Managing Director)
Products
Ammunition, Explosives, Rockets
OwnerGovernment of India
Divisions
  • Ammunition Factory Khadki
  • Cordite Factory Aruvankadu
  • High Energy Projectile Factory Tiruchirapalli
  • High Explosive Factory Khadki
  • Ordnance Factory Bhandara
  • Ordnance Factory Bolangir
  • Ordnance Factory Chanda Chandrapur
  • Ordnance Factory Dehu Road
  • Ordnance Factory Itrasi
  • Ordnance Factory Khamaria
  • Ordnance Factory Nalanda
  • Ordnance Factory Varangaon
Websitemunitionsindia.co.in

Munitions India Limited (MIL) is an Indian state-owned defence company, headquartered in Pune, India established in 2021 as part of the restructuring and corporatisation of the Ordnance Factory Board into seven different Public Sector Undertakings.[1][2][3] Munitions India primarily manufactures ammunition, explosives, rockets and bombs for the use of the Indian Armed Forces, foreign militaries and domestic civilian use.

Some notable products of Munitions India include:

Munitions India Limited consists of the following twelve factories of the erstwhile Ordnance Factory Board:

  • Ammunition Factory Khadki
  • Cordite Factory Aruvankadu
  • High Energy Projectile Factory Tiruchirapalli (Heavy Alloy Penetrator Project)
  • High Explosive Factory Khadki
  • Ordnance Factory Bhandara
  • Ordnance Factory Bolangir
  • Ordnance Factory Chanda Chandrapur
  • Ordnance Factory Dehu Road
  • Ordnance Factory Itrasi
  • Ordnance Factory Khamaria
  • Ordnance Factory Nalanda
  • Ordnance Factory Varangaon

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References[]

  1. ^ Roche, Elizabeth (15 October 2021). "New defence PSUs will help India become self-reliant: PM". mint. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Seven new defence companies, carved out of OFB, dedicated to the Nation on the occasion of Vijayadashami". Ministry of Defence (India). Press Information Bureau. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  3. ^ Pubby, Manu (12 October 2021). "Modi to launch seven new PSUs this week, Defence Ministry approves Rs 65,000-crore orders". The Economic Times. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
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