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The main gate of the National Academy of Defence Production. The National Academy of Defence Production, erstwhile known as the Ordnance Factory Staff College, was established in 1978 with a sole purpose to impart training to the officers recruited under the Indian Ordnance Factories Service, a group A gazetted service under the Ministry of Defence of the government of India.
The Indian Ordnance Factories Service (IOFS) is a civil service of the Government of India. IOFS officers are Gazetted (Group A) defence-civilian officers under the Ministry of Defence. They are responsible for the administration of the Indian Ordnance Factories, which provide the indigenous defence production capabilities of India.
The Army Ordnance Corps centre in Secunderabad is the training academy of the corps. The AOC centre is responsible to impart training to the ordnance corps personnel. Apart from military training, the AOC personnel are also trained in different kinds of repair works, ancillary trades such as carpentry, tailoring, saddlery, driving etc. [6] [12]
The first Indian ordnance factory can trace its origins back to the year 1712 when the Dutch Ostend Company established a Gun Powder Factory in Ichhapur. [25] In 1787, another gunpowder factory was established at Ichapore ; it began production in 1791, and the site was later used as a rifle factory, beginning in 1904.
Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited (AWEIL) is an Indian defence public sector undertaking, headquartered in Kanpur, India. [1] AWE primarily manufactures small arms and artillery guns for the Indian Armed Forces , foreign militaries, and domestic civilian use.
This is a list of the Indian military's field firing ranges, which are used for testing weapons, training troops, and wargaming. "Mahe, Ladakh#MFFR|Mahe Field Firing Range" (MFFR), Ladakh. [271] Mahajan Field Firing Range, on NH-62 halfway between Suratgarh and Bikaner, Rajasthan.
Simulators and training tools: DRDO and private industry have collaborated on manufacturing a range of simulators and training devices for the three services, from entry level tests for prospective entrants to the Indian Air Force, to sophisticated simulators for fighter aircraft, transports and helicopters, tanks and gunnery devices.
Munitions India Limited (MIL) is an Indian state-owned defence company, headquartered in Pune, India, established in 2021 as part of the restructuring and corporatisation of the Ordnance Factory Board into seven different Public Sector Undertakings.