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Bill in Lok Sabha to prohibit strikes by those engaged in essential defence servicesIn order to improve autonomy, accountability and efficiency in ordnance supplies, the Government decided to convert the Ordnance Factory Bo...
In defence of business: Why corporatisation of ordnance factory structure is not a bad ideaIndia is one of the biggest importers of defence equipment in the world, which suggests that the armed forces prefer buying from foreign su...
Amethi rifle factory deadlock likely to be resolved, costing panel set upThe price bid for the ₹4,300-crore project has been submitted and the committee has been given two months to reach an agreeable price for t...
OFB planning to set up PPE testing facilities in Bengal, MaharashtraThe OFB, within the span of a fortnight, had conceptualised, designed and produced a machine to administer the test on PPEs and obtained ac...
Smart bombs, futuristic combat vehicle in pipeline: OFB headThe first-ever conference of employees of 41 ordnance factories in the country is being held at the National Academy for Defence Production...
No proposal to privatise Ordnance Factory Board: Defence Ministry"Rumours being spread that OFB is being privatised are misguiding and with the intent to mislead workers," the ministry said in a statement.
MoD may Seek CCS nod to set up EGoM for corporatisation of ordnance factoriesTo quell employee anxiety over the corporatisation of ordnance factories, the ministry proposes to safeguard their wages and retirement ben...
Ordnance Factory Board targets Rs 1,000 crore worth of exports in two yearsFor the first time, OFB has conducted a conference for defence attaches with Indian embassies abroad to keep them updated on the products w...
United Arab Emirate guns to fire with Made in India shellsThe ordnance factories' exports will multiply 10 times once the Rs 235 crore order is finalized. "At present, exports are within Rs 20-25 c...
Unsatisfactory performance: Government sacks 13 group 'A' officers of ordnance factoriesIt is not clear whether any of the officers being sacked were employed with the Pulgaon ammunition depot in Maharashtra where 19 army perso...
Indian Army to cut 50% of supply from state-run ordnance factoriesIndian Army has decided to cut down on supplies from ordnance factories to ensure money gets used for procurement of critical ammunition an...
Arms smuggled out of Ordinance factory reached Maoists and other banned outfits in India, Nepal: PoliceSeven revolvers, a carbine and ten rounds of ammunition were recovered from their possession.
Army to shut down four ordnance depots to streamline supply chainA roadmap is being made for this and it is likely to be implemented by the end of 2019. A high-level meeting of the army was held last mont...
ASP organises meet on need for special steel products for defence sectorThe focus of the seminar was on ascertaining future demands for special steels for defence, process map development and futuristic steels.
Ishapore factory develops Indian variant of AK-47Rifle Factory, Ishapore, one of the oldest ordnance factories in the country, has successfully designed an assault rifle on the lines of th...
- Ordnance factory introduces indigenous version of 155mm gun
Indian armed forces will use in 3 months an indigenous version of the 155mm calibre Bofors guns "which are more advanced than Bofors".
- Navy likely to induct 'Kawach' rockets in 2013
The state of the art 'Kawach' rockets being developed by Ordnance Factories Board (OFB) is likely to be inducted into Indian Navy sometime ...