Ordnance factory employees give one-month strike noticeThe Unions have demanded "withdrawal of the centre's decision to corporatise the ordnance factories.
Mamata Banerjee writes to PM Narendra Modi to reverse corporatisation of ordnance factoriesMamata's missive comes in the backdrop of the Centre's bid to corporatise all the ordnance factories of the country.
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...
'Innuendoes' against defence contractors can't be basis to blacklist them: HCThe Delhi High Court has said that every defence contractor faces "innuendoes" of graft and it cannot be the basis for blacklisting a compa...
Ordnance Factory Board to supply lethal rifles to armyAccording to Hari Mohan, member (weapons, vehicles and equipment), the Army wants to replace the upgraded 1B15.56 X 45 mm Insas rifles that...
Shot in the arm for Indian Army soon with delivery of Dhanush 155mm artillery gunThe Indian Army is set to soon be handed over the indigenously-developed howitzer 'Dhanush', also known as 'desi bofors'.
Ordnance Factory Board aims to create self-suffiency in defence productionWe are creating added capacities in the production of T-90 tanks and Pinaka rockets at the various ordnance factories, S K Chowrasia, membe...
Gun Carriage Factory hands over three 'Dhanush' guns to armyThe trials saw some 2,000 rounds being successfully fired from the gun in different climatic conditions like in snowy, desert and hostile a...
OFB eyes to bag Army order to upgrade imported field gunsAccording to defence experts, the 130-mm field guns have almost become obsolete the world over as they have been replaced by 155-mm howitze...
Dhanush artillery gun clears final test, ready for induction: OfficialBetween June 2-6, fifty rounds of shells each were fired from six Dhanush guns, Gun Carriage Factory (GCF) Senior General Manager SK Singh ...
OFB upgrades 130-mm field guns, eyes order from ArmyThe cost of a new 155-mm artillery gun comes to around Rs 15 crore, while the upgradation has been done for just Rs one crore for each.
CBI reveals name of whistleblower in rifle factory probeThe CBI's Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) office in Kolkata, which registered an FIR on October 17, has named the person in an annexure and id...
Indigenous artillery gun 'Dhanush' to be ready this yearAfter trials, India's indigenous artillery gun 'Dhanush' would be ready for use by the Army by the end of this year.
Improving defence PSUs performance is our focus: Jitendra SinghThe Centre is aiming to improve performance of PSU defence units in accordance with the new procurement policy which put strong emphasis on...
- CRPF to purchase high-end defence gear to take on Naxals
The force now will use the bigger UAV 'Nishant' developed by the Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) of the DRDO and used by the I...
Defence Ministry blacklists six arms' companiesDefence Min has blacklisted 6 cos including Singapore Technologies, Israeli Military Industry and Germany's Rheinmetall Air Defence for 10 ...
- CAG finds ordnance rot runs deep
In an examination of 18 contracts between 2003 and 2006, CAG had found that in 16 cases single bidders were left in the fray at the final s...