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Advanced Weapons and Equipment India

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.

History

AWEIL was established in 2021 as part of the restructuring and corporatisation of the Ordnance Factory Board,[2] which was divided into seven different Public Sector Undertakings.[3][4][5]

Factory

AWEIL consists of the following factories of the erstwhile Ordnance Factory Board:[6] • Field Gun Factory, Kanpur

• Gun and Shell Factory, Cossipore

• Gun Carriage Factory Jabalpur

• Ordnance Factory, Kanpur

• Ordnance Factory Project Korwa

• Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli

• Rifle Factory Ishapore

• Small Arms Factory, Kanpur

AWEIL has an ownership stake in Indo-Russia Rifles alongside Kalashnikov Concern and Rosoboronexport.[7]

Skill development

Ordnance Factories Institute of Learning Ishapore

Training activity at the company includes the work of the Ordnance Factories Institute of Learning at Ishapore. The centre have long offered courses in trades like machining, fitting and other technical skills, and this training setup continued after the reorganisation of the factories into defence public sector units.[8]

Apprenticeship programmes and skill-upgrade courses remain part of the training framework, providing practical experience to new and existing workers.[9]

Training activity in the Kolkata defence manufacturing cluster also includes routine safety exercises and hands-on instruction related to workshop practices.[10]

See also

  • Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited (AVNL), Chennai
  • Gliders India Limited (GIL), Kanpur
  • India Optel Limited (IOL), Dehradun
  • Munitions India Limited (MIL), Pune
  • Troop Comforts Limited (TCL), Kanpur
  • Yantra India Limited (YIL), Nagpur

References

  1. Advanced Weapons & Equipment India Limited www.icsi.edu, retrieved September 7, 2024^
  2. Dinakar Peri. Indo-Russian joint venture handed over 27,000 Ak-203 assault rifles to Indian Army The Hindu, 2024-05-19, retrieved 2024-09-17^
  3. Seven new defence companies, carved out of OFB, dedicated to the Nation on the occasion of Vijayadashami Ministry of Defence (India), Press Information Bureau, 5 October 2021, retrieved 16 October 2021^
  4. Manu Pubby. Modi to launch seven new PSUs this week, Defence Ministry approves Rs 65,000-crore orders The Economic Times, 12 October 2021, retrieved 16 October 2021^
  5. Prakash Chandra. India closes in on self-reliance in defence Deccan Herald, retrieved 2024-09-17^
  6. Splitting of OFB pib.gov.in, retrieved 2024-03-21^
  7. Indo-Russian venture completes production of AK-203 first batch Janes.com, retrieved 2024-03-21^
  8. Inside India’s ordnance factories: What corporatisation means for workers 2021-07-18, retrieved 2025-12-04^
  9. After corporatisation, what changes for ordnance factory workers? 2021-10-01, retrieved 2025-12-04^
  10. Factory safety drills and training in Kolkata defence units 2021-12-20, retrieved 2025-12-04^