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6 of 7 defence companies carved out of OFB report provisional profits in initial 6 months of operationThe biggest turnaround story has been Khadki-based Munitions India Ltd, which was created by merging a dozen ordnance factories around the ...- View: Indian defence sector waking up to the call of hourIf Atmanirbharta has to be promoted then it should not distinguish between the public sector and private sector. Both will create jobs and ...
- AK 203 contract for Amethi Factory soon: Army Chief Gen MM NaravaneSources said that as per current discussions, the rifles – to be made by a joint venture between Kalashnikov and the Ordnance Factory Board...
- Corporatisation of OFB will improve its products' quality and expand its market: Parliamentary committeeThe parliamentary committee said in its report that it concurred with the view of the defence ministry on the issue of OFB's corporatisatio...
- Accidents are complex phenomena: OFB on two recent mishaps involving its 105mm field gunsBorder Security Force (BSF) constable Satish Kumar was killed and four of his colleagues were injured on Tuesday night at Pokhran firing ra...
- An accident a week: Faulty OFB ammunition takes a heavy toll on the Indian ArmyData analysed by the army shows that at least 403 accidents have taken place due to faulty ammunition since 2014, most of them suffered by ...
- View: Corporatisation of ordnance factories will unshackle defence manufacturing from its torporIn its present form, OFB has scant autonomy in administrative, financial or other decision-making matters. Once unshackled through corporat...
- 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...
- Army received banned anti-aircraft ammunition worth Rs 39 crore from OFB in Aug 2015: CAGAccording to the CAG report, which was tabled in the lower house recently, the OFB had supplied 52,369 numbers of the ammunition "K" worth ...
- 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...
- Shoddy ammo from ordnance factories hitting military: CAGTOI had reported on May 14 that the Army had sounded alarm over the unacceptably high number of accidents taking place in the field due to ...
- In its largest ever export order, OFB to supply 50,000 Bofors shells to UAEAn order worth Rs 315 crore ($45.75 million) contract was recieved last month, adding to an earlier order for 40,000 shells that finalized ...
- 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.
- Slippages in ammo supply another worry for ArmyThe Army is upset with the OFB for huge slippages in supply and development of ammunition, apart from lack of quality control.
- Army raises alarm over rising accidents due to faulty ammunitionThe Army has told the defence ministry (MoD) that the spike in ammunition-related accidents is causing “fatalities, injuries and damage to ...
- Poor quality products from Ordinance Factory Board force soldiers to purchase boots and uniformsDefence ministry officials told ET that the OFB, responsible for the production of boots and uniforms, has been inundated with complaints a...
- Four steps taken by government to address Indian Army's ammunition shortage"The government has taken into consideration the deficiencies in some of the critical ammunition on priority and has also taken effective s...
- CAG pulls up Defence Ministry on ammunition management in ArmyThe CAG said it observed that the overall holding had been continuously depleting over the years and was more prominent in high calibre amm...
- CAG slams OFB for critical deficiency in supply of ammunitionIn a scathing report, which was tabled in the Parliament today, the CAG also criticised the OFB for inadequate quality of ammunition suppli...
- Govt considering corporatisation of ordnance factoriesTo undertake a more sweeping mordernisation of ordnance factories in the country, the government is considering the possibilities of "copor...
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