Ordnance Factory Board
Ordnance Factory Board to be split into 7 entities
The existing 41 factories under the OFB will now be subsumed into seven corporate entities
Faulty ammunitions by Ordnance factories killed 27 personnel since 2014: Army report
In 2020, 13 personnel have suffered non-fatal injuries involving products supplied by Ordnance Factory.
Mamata writes to PM Modi, urges to reverse corporatisation of ordnance factories
'I request you to stall and reverse the process in the greater interest of national security,' Banerjee wrote in the letter
‘Dhanush’ to add to military might
Indigenously built ‘Desi Bofors’ gun system based on designs of Bofors howitzer.
6 held for smuggling arms from rifle unit to Maoists
This was also the second time an RFI officer was arrested for allegedly smuggling parts of SLRs and INSAS rifles.
Army upset over 7.62 mm assault rifle quality, OFB says ready for production
The Army pointed out that the assault rifle failed trials while deliberating that no one can meet its requirement in future.
Factual error in audit report on ammo shortage: Nirmala Sitharaman
The CAG report stated that the forces had ammunition for 20 days in the event of a war, instead of the minimum requirement of 40 days.