Customers
- Armed Forces
The prime customers of Indian Ordnance Factories are the Indian Armed Forces viz. Indian Army, Indian Navy and Indian Air Force. Apart from supplying armaments to the Armed Forces, Ordnance Factories also meet the requirements of other customers viz. the Central Armed Police Forces, State Armed Police Forces, Paramilitary Forces of India and the Special Forces of India in respect of arms, ammunition, clothing, bullet proof vehicles, mine protected vehicles etc.
- Civil Trade
Customers in the civil sector - central / state government organisation and departments such as Indian Railways, Indian Space Research Organisation, Defence Research and Development Organisation, Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre, Aeronautical Development Agency, Department of Telecommunications, various State Electricity Boards. PSUs such as HMT Limited, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, Bharat Dynamics Limited, private companies and individuals etc. who purchase industrial chemicals, explosives, arms, ammunition, brass ingots, aluminium alloy products for aircraft, steel castings and forgings, vehicles, clothing and leather goods, cables and opto-electronic instruments.
- Exports
Arms and Ammunition, Weapon Spares, Chemicals & Explosives, Parachutes, Leather and Clothing items are being exported to more than 30 countries world-wide.
- Asia - Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Vietnam, Nepal, Singapore.
- Europe - Germany, Belgium, Cyprus, Greece, Turkey, Russia, Sweden, France, Switzerland, UK.
- Middle East - Oman, Egypt, Israel, Saudi Arabia, UAE.
- Africa - Kenya, Botswana, Nigeria.
- North and Latin America -USA, Canada, Brazil, Chile, Suriname.
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