MP boat tragedy: Death toll climbs to 13; body of last missing person recoveredTwo more bodies were recovered from Bargi Dam on Sunday morning. The deceased were a five-year-old boy and his uncle. This brings the total...
03 May, 2026, 10.55 AM IST
Seven new defence companies to play key role to curb imports: PM Narendra ModiThe PM said restructuring of OFB would provide more autonomy to nurture innovation, urging startups to collaborate with the new entities.
15 Oct, 2021, 11.36 PM IST
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...
22 Jul, 2021, 03.25 PM IST
OFB designates 285 beds for coronavirus casesThe ministry said in a statement that 40 beds have been earmarked in hospitals at Vehicle Factory at Jabalpur, thirty beds each at Metal an...
25 Mar, 2020, 03.19 PM IST
Ordnance factory board ropes in IIFT for trainingThe factories form an integrated base for indigenous production of defence hardware and equipment, with the primary objective of self-relia...
18 Feb, 2020, 09.13 AM IST
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...
11 Jan, 2020, 07.38 PM IST
High-level panel may review Ordnance BoardOfficials said the proposal to convert OFB into one, or more than one, 100% government-owned corporate entity would enhance the OFB’s “func...
22 Aug, 2019, 09.38 AM IST
Ordnance factory employees give one-month strike noticeThe Unions have demanded "withdrawal of the centre's decision to corporatise the ordnance factories.
08 Aug, 2019, 06.49 PM IST
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.
23 Jul, 2019, 05.58 PM IST
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...
14 Jul, 2018, 09.35 PM IST
New multi-purpose weapon system Carl-Gustaf M4 launched at Defence ExpoA new multi-purpose weapon system, Carl-Gustaf M4, has been launched for the first time in India at DefExpo 2016 by Swedish arm company FFV...
14 Jul, 2018, 04.43 PM IST
Army decides to go big on indigenisation of critical sparesThe MGO has also started extensive talks with leading Indian defence firms to evolve a strategy for indigenisation of key spares and compon...
14 Jul, 2018, 02.28 PM IST
OFB looks at replacing ageing INSAS rifles; to get 1.86 lakh 7.62-mm automatic riflesThe Army has sought approximately 8 lakh 7.62x51 mm assault rifles, out of which 72,000 rifles will be immediately purchased through global...
19 Mar, 2018, 07.38 PM IST
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.
30 Jul, 2016, 12.40 AM IST
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...
08 Oct, 2014, 11.24 AM IST
CAG slams OFB for slippages in providing equipment to armed forcesCAG said due to the slippages in providing these equipment, the forces had to buy the items worth around Rs 1,147 crore from other sources.
13 Dec, 2013, 07.50 PM IST
- Ordnance factories under fire for let ups
Comptroller and Auditor General has hauled up ordnance factories for not following procedures and causing huge revenue loss in 2005-06.
24 Aug, 2007, 07.10 PM IST