Centenary of the Indian Ordnance Factories 18.3.2002

The Indian Ordnance Factories organisation - a family of 41 Ordnance Factories under the aegis of its corporate headquarters Ordnance Factory Board, Kolkata - possesses the unique distinction of over 200 years experience in defence production. They are engaged in production, testing, logistics, research, development and marketing of a comprehensive product range in the area of land, sea and air systems.

The patronage they receive both in India and abroad speaks of their quality of products and services. Undoubtedly, they are the force behind Indian armed forces.

Indian Ordnance Factories are the oldest and largest industrial setup which functions under the Department of Defence Production of the Ministry of Defence. The ordnance factories form an integrated base for indigenous production of defence hardware and equipment, with the primary objective of self reliance in equipping the armed forces with state of the art battlefield equipments.