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==Products==
==Products==
[[File:INS Chennai launching a Kavach Rocket from the Kavach Chaff Rocket Launcher manufactured by the Ordnance Factory Board.jpg|thumb|right|INS Chennai launching a Kavach rocket]]
[[File:INS Chennai launching a Kavach Rocket from the Kavach Chaff Rocket Launcher manufactured by the Ordnance Factory Board.jpg|thumb|right|INS Chennai launching a Kavach rocket]]
[[File:INS Chennai launching RBU-6000 Anti-Submarine Rocket (ASW) manufactured by the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB).jpg|thumb| RBU-6000 Anti-Submarine Rocket]]
[[File:INS Chennai launching RBU-6000 Anti-Submarine Rocket (ASW) manufactured by the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB).jpg|thumb|RBU-6000 Anti-Submarine Rocket]]


The factory produces 400 tonne per annum home-made tungsten based heavy alloy components through powder metallurgy processes<ref>[http://ofb.gov.in/units/index.php?unit=happ&page=about&lang=en Heavy Alloy Penetrator Project] (dead link 26 May 2021)</ref> to manufacture FSAPDS (Fin Stabilized Armor Piercing Discarding [[sabot (firearms)|Sabot]]), alternatively called the APFSDS, which is a high kinetic energy weapon used in tank and other [[armor-piercing ammunition]], supplied to [[Indian Army]].<ref>{{cite web|title=HAPP Tiruchirapalli to develop weapons for Navy, Air Force|url=http://news.oneindia.in/2008/02/26/happ-tiruchirapalli-to-develop-weapons-for-navy-air-force-1204029215.html|work=[[Oneindia.in]]|access-date=24 December 2013}}</ref>
The factory produces 400 tonne per annum home-made tungsten based heavy alloy components through powder metallurgy processes<ref>[http://ofb.gov.in/units/index.php?unit=happ&page=about&lang=en Heavy Alloy Penetrator Project] (dead link 26 May 2021)</ref> to manufacture FSAPDS (Fin Stabilized Armor Piercing Discarding [[sabot (firearms)|Sabot]]), alternatively called the APFSDS, which is a high kinetic energy weapon used in tank and other [[armor-piercing ammunition]], supplied to [[Indian Army]].<ref>{{cite web|title=HAPP Tiruchirapalli to develop weapons for Navy, Air Force|url=http://news.oneindia.in/2008/02/26/happ-tiruchirapalli-to-develop-weapons-for-navy-air-force-1204029215.html|work=[[Oneindia.in]]|access-date=24 December 2013}}</ref>
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