Armoured Vehicles Nigam

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Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited
IndustryDefence Production
PredecessorOrdnance Factory Board
Founded1 October 2021; 2 years ago (2021-10-01)
HeadquartersHeavy Vehicles Factory, Avadi, ,
Key people
A N Srivastava, IOFS
(Chairman & Managing Director)
Products
OwnerGovernment of India
Divisions
Websiteavnl.co.in

Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited (AVANI) is an Indian state-owned defence company, headquartered in Avadi, Chennai, India established in 2021 as part of the restructuring and corporatisation of the Ordnance Factory Board into seven different Public Sector Undertakings.[1][2][3] AVANI primarily manufactures Armoured fighting vehicles, Main battle tanks and their engines for the use of the Indian Armed Forces and foreign militaries.

Some notable products of AVANI include:

  • Arjun Main battle tank built by Heavy Vehicle Factory Avadi
  • T-90 built by Heavy Vehicle Factory Avadi
  • T-72 built by Heavy Vehicle Factory Avadi
  • BMP-2 Sarath (Chariot of Victory)– Indian license-produced variant of the BMP-2, built by Ordnance Factory Medak
  • Stallion truck platform for various military and logistics vehicles

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References[edit]

  1. Roche, Elizabeth (15 October 2021). "New defence PSUs will help India become self-reliant: PM". mint. 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. Pubby, Manu (12 October 2021). "Modi to launch seven new PSUs this week, Defence Ministry approves Rs 65,000-crore orders". The Economic Times. Retrieved 16 October 2021.