The production of Shaktiman trucks (MAN 415 L1 AR), Jonga (Jabalpur Ordnance and Guncarriage Assembly) Light Utility Vehicles and the Vahan 1 ton (Nissan 4W73 Carrier), began at the Gun Carriage Factory Jabalpur, in 1959.[2]Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the then Prime Minister of India, was present to witness rolling out of the first batch of vehicles at GCF. It was shifted to the present location in 1969.[3] It started manufacturing Shaktiman trucks with license from MAN SE of Germany, [4] along with Jonga[5][6] and Vahan 1 ton under license from Nissan of Japan.[7] All three of the above products have been retired and replaced by the new products.[8]
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VFJ manufactures and assembles general staff vehicles, logistics vehicles, light armoured vehicles like bullet-proof vehicles, mine protected vehicles[9] and specialist role vehicles such as rocket launchers, self-propelled howitzers, water bowsers, fuel tankers, field ambulances, tippers, battery command posts, generator sets, light recovery vehicles, field artillery tractors, kitchen containers etc. It also has some variants for civilian applications.
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Vehicle Factory Jabalpur Hindi व हन न र म ण जबलप र is a military motor vehicle factory located in Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh India part of Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited which was previously a part of Ordnance Factory Board controlled by the Ministry of Defence Government of India 1 Vehicle Factory JabalpurTypeDefence Vehicles ManufacturerIndustryDefenceFounded1969 54 years ago 1969 Key peopleAshok Gupta IOFS Chief General Manager ProductsMilitary vehiclesNumber of employees2 600ParentArmoured Vehicles Nigam Limited current Ordnance Factories Board former Contents 1 History 2 Products 3 Gallery 4 Technology 5 Customers 6 ReferencesHistory editThe production of Shaktiman trucks MAN 415 L1 AR Jonga Jabalpur Ordnance and Guncarriage Assembly Light Utility Vehicles and the Vahan 1 ton Nissan 4W73 Carrier began at the Gun Carriage Factory Jabalpur in 1959 2 Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru the then Prime Minister of India was present to witness rolling out of the first batch of vehicles at GCF It was shifted to the present location in 1969 3 It started manufacturing Shaktiman trucks with license from MAN SE of Germany 4 along with Jonga 5 6 and Vahan 1 ton under license from Nissan of Japan 7 All three of the above products have been retired and replaced by the new products 8 Products editVFJ manufactures and assembles general staff vehicles logistics vehicles light armoured vehicles like bullet proof vehicles mine protected vehicles 9 and specialist role vehicles such as rocket launchers self propelled howitzers water bowsers fuel tankers field ambulances tippers battery command posts generator sets light recovery vehicles field artillery tractors kitchen containers etc It also has some variants for civilian applications Rocket launchers for Pinaka and Smerch with OFAJ 5 7 5 Ton Stallion Mk IV BS III 2 5 Ton LPTA 715 BS III Water Bowser 2 KL on LPTA Water Bowser 5 KL on Stallion Kitchen Container on Stallion Field Ambulance on LPTA Light Recovery Vehicle LRV Field Artillery Tractor FAT Yuktirath Light Armoured Recovery Vehicle Truck mounted AK 630 CIWS with OFMK 5 KL Fuel Tanker on Stallion 2 KL Fuel Tanker on LPTA Battery Command Post BCP Mobile AC Generators Operation Theatre on wheels Mobile Decontamination Unit Tipper on Stallion Tipper on LPTA Aditya India s first Mine Protected Vehicle Self propelled Dhanush and Sharang guns and their tractors with GCF Matang Trishul Flyer ITV Caravan Drill Rig Humsafar Buses Long amp Medium Fire fighting variants of Stallion and LPTA Bullet proofing of 407 LPTA Gypsy AmbassadorGallery editPast products and their variants nbsp Matang Truck for the Indian Army nbsp Jonga mounted with 105 mm RCL guns which destroyed most of the tanks during the 1965 and 1971 Indo Pakistani wars nbsp Jabalpur Vehicle Factory VFJ s Tipper on Shaktiman India s first 3 way tipper was built on the Shaktiman platformPresent products and their variants nbsp Stallion Mark I now being replaced by Stallion Mark IV nbsp 5000 Litres Water Bowser nbsp 2000 Litres Water Bowser on LPTA nbsp LPTA 715 nbsp 4X4 Mine Protected Vehicle also in 6X6 configuration with RCWS recce and recovery variants nbsp 4X4 Bullet Proof Vehicle nbsp LPTA Armoured variant nbsp 4X4 Riot Control Vehicle nbsp Integrated Communication Electronic Warfare System nbsp Nuclear Biological Chemical Water Purification System nbsp Mobile Base Transceiver Station nbsp LPTA Field AmbulanceFuture products and their variants nbsp 6X6 multi barrel rocket launcher soon to be produced nbsp VFJ GCF 105 mm Truck mounted Self Propelled Gun System in 6X6 and 4X4 configurations nbsp VFJ GCF Sharang Towed Gun nbsp Flyer Internally Transportable Vehicle ITV Light Strike Vehicle LSV nbsp 6X6 Dhanush Field artillery tractor nbsp VFJ GCF 8X8 155 mm Truck mounted Self Propelled Gun System nbsp High Mobility Vehicle Launching Platform for Smerch Rockets the same used for PinakaTechnology editVFJ has an R amp D centre responsible for development of future vehicles and related technologies It has tie ups with Ashok Leyland and Tata Motors Its research partner is Vehicle Research amp Development Establishment of Defence Research and Development Organisation Customers editSince VFJ produces defence vehicles its primary customers are the Indian Armed Forces Central Armed Police Forces 10 State Armed Police Forces Paramilitary Forces of India and Special Forces of India which have land based operations It also supplies vehicles to civilians government and private organisations References edit Indian Ordnance Factories Our Factories Ofb gov in Retrieved 6 August 2012 1 dead link Indian Ordnance Factories Vehicle Factory Jabalpur Ofb gov in Retrieved 6 August 2012 Shaktiman 4 x 4 4 000 kg truck India Jane s Military Vehicles and Logistics Jane s Information Group 19 March 2012 Retrieved 6 August 2012 JONGA 4 x 4 0 25 ton light vehicle India Light vehicles Jane s Information Group Retrieved 7 August 2012 MYJONGA COM Abhilash Nambiar Retrieved 6 August 2012 Metro Plus Coimbatore Wheels Monster on the move The Hindu 22 May 2008 Archived from the original on 13 June 2009 Retrieved 6 August 2012 Business Standard 26 September 2009 Jabalpur auto parts makers facing tough times Business standard com Retrieved 6 August 2012 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a author has generic name help VFJ to provide upgraded Mine Protected Vehicles against Naxals www thehitavada com Retrieved 8 September 2021 Bureau of Police Research and Development BPR amp D Bprd nic in Retrieved 6 August 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vehicle Factory Jabalpur amp oldid 1136572442, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
