India Optel

India Optel Limited is an Indian state-owned defence company, headquartered in Dehradun, India established in 2021 as part of the restructuring and corporatization of the Ordnance Factory Board into seven different Public Sector Undertakings.[1][2][3] India Optel primarily manufactures electro-optical sensors, weapon sights and communication equipment for the use of the Indian Armed Forces and foreign militaries.[4][5]

India Optel Limited consists of the following three factories of the erstwhile Ordnance Factory Board: • Opto-Electronics Factory, Dehradun

• Ordnance Factory, Chandigarh

• Ordnance Factory, Dehradun

Collaboration

In order to transfer production of the SIGMA 30N Digital Ring Laser Gyro Inertial Navigation System, which is used in artillery guns, air defense systems, missiles, and radars, as well as the CM3-MR Direct Firing Sight, which is intended for artillery guns and anti-drone systems, India Optel Limited and Safran Electronics & Defense signed a collaboration agreement on December 22, 2025. In order to guarantee that the systems satisfy the operational requirements of the Indian Army, IOL will be in charge of production, final assembly, testing, quality control, and complete life-cycle support.[6][7]

See also

  • Other PSUs formed from Ordnance Factory Board:-
  • Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited (AWE), Kanpur
  • Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited (AVANI), Chennai
  • Gliders India Limited (GIL), Kanpur
  • Munitions India Limited (MIL), Pune
  • Troop Comforts Limited (TCL), Kanpur
  • Yantra India Limited (YIL), Nagpur

References

  1. Elizabeth Roche. New defence PSUs will help India become self-reliant: PM mint, 15 October 2021, retrieved 16 October 2021^
  2. 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^
  3. 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^
  4. Three years after forming seven new defence PSUs, govt mulls merger of five units: Report Moneycontrol, 2023-09-04, retrieved 2023-09-07^
  5. Optel Group wins 'Dream Company to Work For' award at Stars of the Industry Awards Express Pharma, 2023-04-04, retrieved 2023-09-07^
  6. IOL signs collaboration agreement with SAFRAN to manufacture two high-precision, combat-proven systems in India Press Information Bureau, 2025-12-22, retrieved 2025-12-27^
  7. PSU signs pact with France’s Safran group to make advanced defence systems in India The Hindu, 2025-12-22, retrieved 2025-12-27^