Defence

DEFENCE PRODUCTION

The Department of Defence Production was set up in November 1962 with the objective of developing a comprehensive production infrastructure for the defence of the nation.
Over the years, the Department has established wide ranging production facilities for various defence equipments through the Ordnance Factories and Defence PSUs.

ORDNANCE FACTORIES

The Ordnance Factory Board has 39 factories with 2 more at Nalanda and Korwa.
Ordnance Factories are divided into 5 operating groups (i) ammunition and explosives, (ii) weapons, vehicles and equipments, (iii) materials and components, (iv) armoured vehicles and (V) clothing and equipments, each headed by Additional DGOF.

DEFENCE UNDERTAKINGS

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is a Navratna Company and a premier aeronautical complex of South Asia.
HAL has so far designed and developed and manufactured 15 types of aircraft/helicopters.
Co-development of Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA) and Multi-role Transport Aircraft has been taken up with Russian Partners which will enhance the level of contribution of HAL towards self-reliance in defence field.
The Company has diversified its business into manufactured and repair/overhaul of Industrial and Marine Gas Turbine engines and manufacture of structures for aerospace vehicles.

BEL is a Navaratna PSU, which was established at Bengaluru in the year
BEL ranks 69th among the top 100 companies worldwide in defence revenues, as published by Defence News, USA.
BEL has 9 operating units spread all over the country.
The company has core competencies in areas of radars and fire control systems, weapon systems, sonars, communication, network Centric Systems, Electronic Warfare Systems, Electro Optics and Tank electronics, etc.
In the non-defence area, BEL manufactures Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), Tablet PCs (BEL designed), large variety of components like integrated circuits, hybrid microcircuits, semiconductor devices, solar cells.

GRSE, a leading shipyard, has expertise of building a wide array of vessels, from world class Frigates to Fast interceptor Boats.
GRSE, Mini Ratna, Category-I, had won the prestigious Raksha Mantris Award in 2006-07, 2007-08 and 2010-11.
The Institute of Public Enterprises, Hyderabad conferred CSR-Corporate Governance Award on GRSE in 2012.
GRSE was conferred with Caring Company Award — 2013 at the World CSR Congress in Mumbai in 2013.

GSL product range includes offshore patrol vessels (OPV), fast patrol vessels, missile boats, survey vessels, landing craft utility vessels and other auxiliary vessels.
GSL has also successfully ventured into building Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP) interceptor boats.
As on date GSL has built and delivered 197 ships and 124 GRP boats to various customers.

Hindustan Shipyard Ltd. is located on the east coast of the country and is nation’s premium shipbuilding and ship/submarine repair organization.
HSL has been earmarked for undertaking construction of various vessels including IPVs, OPVS, LPDS, SOVs and Submarines.