Armoured Vehicles Nigam

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.

Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited

Type	Public sector undertakings in India
Industry	Defence Production
Predecessor	Ordnance Factory Board
Founded	1 October 2021; 2 years ago (2021-10-01)
Headquarters	Heavy Vehicles Factory, Avadi, Chennai , India
Key people	A N Srivastava, IOFS (Chairman & Managing Director)
Products	Armoured fighting vehicles Main battle tanks Military vehicles Engines
Owner	Government of India
Divisions	Heavy Vehicles Factory, Avadi Engine Factory, Avadi Ordnance Factory Medak Vehicle Factory Jabalpur Machine Tool Prototype Factory, Ambernath
Website	avnl.co.in

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

Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear Reconnaissance Vehicle (CBRN-RV) manufactured by the AVANI

See also

• Other PSUs formed from Ordnance Factory Board:-
  • Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited (AWE), Kanpur
  • 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. 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.