Lok Sabha Question No. 670 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-18
Subject: Manufacturing of Ammunition
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: KANWAR SINGH TANWAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE PRODUCTION

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.670

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 18 TH  NOVEMBER, 2016

## MANUFACTURING OF AMMUNITION

## 670. SHRI  KANWAR SINGH TANWAR:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has given approval to the private industry for manufacturing specialist ammunition;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reasons  for  shifting  procurement  from  the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) to private players;
- (c) whether the private companies are equipped with required technology or expertise to manufacture specialist ammunition; and
- (d) if  so,  the details thereof and the types of ammunition likely to be procured from private  suppliers  and  their  estimated  cost  /  compared  to  existing  cost  of  procuring  the same?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

र  ा रा य मं ी

(डा. सुभाष भामरे)

(a) to (d): Department  of  Industrial  Policy  and  Promotion  (DIPP)  has issued  14  licenses  to  14  Indian  Private  companies  for  manufacture  of ammunition.

The private companies having Industrial Licenses can get the orders against competitive bidding and therefore the estimated costs in respect of ammunitions likely to be manufactured by them will not be known before hand.

The list indicating the industrial licenses is enclosed as Annexure-I.

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## ANNEXURE-I    REFERRED  IN  THE  REPLY  GIVEN  IN  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 670 FOR ANSWER ON 18.11.2016

|   S. No | Name of the Company                       | Location                                                                   | Item of Manufacture                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Approval No & Date                                               |
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|       1 | IndtechConstruction Pvt. Ltd              | BanmoreIndl. Area, Distt; Morena, Madhya Pradesh                           | Small Arms & Ammunition Viz: 5.56mm, 7.62mm, 9mm, 12.7mm & 14.5 mmCalibres only                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | DIL: 74(2006) DT.4.10.2006                                       |
|       2 | Larsen &Tourbo Ltd, Mumbai                | Location in More than one State                                            | Design, Development & Mfr. of Arms & Armament etc. Including 1. Weapon Launchers & Launch Systems Land, Ship and Airborne Platform Based- Including their sub-systems. 2. Mfr. & Assembly and testing of Mortars, Field Guns, Air Defence Guns, Anti- Tank Weapon System etc. including associated systems & sub systems, Mortar, Suns, Weapon System. 3. Armament Including Ammunition / Ordnance like Missiles, Rockets, Torpedo Land / Naval Mines, Depth Charges Including. | Li: 53(2002) Dt.20.8.2002 Converted into Cil:10(2007) Dt.31.7.20 |
|       3 | M/s Vem Technologies Pvt.Ltd              | Sy. No.1/1 of Imarat, Kanch, Reviral, Village Maheshwaram, Rangareddy, A.P | Assembly, Integration & Checkout of Arms and Ammunitions (Rocket and Missiles), Hydraulics, High Pressure Pneumatic Systems and their Sub- System, Launch Control & Battle Management Systems                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | DIL:70(2007) Dt.30.10.07                                         |
|       4 | M/s Sec Industries Pvt. Ltd.              | 6-25, Opp.IDPL Project, Balanagar, Distt. Hydrabad, Andra Pradesh          | Static and Mobile Launchers for Air Launch Missiles (Short, Medium and Long Range), Rockets, Bombs & Ammunitions and PTAS both Land and Ship based including their sub-systems and upgrades                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Dil:75(2008) Dt.14-08-2008                                       |
|       5 | M/s Lords VanijyaPvt. Ltd. 23/SIA/IL-2013 | Jalan Complex, Gate:3, Lane-7, Village-Kolora,                             | Manufacture and assembly of Ammunition, Empty Fuzes, Primers and Switches.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | DIL:03(2015) DT:21/01/2015                                       |

|    |                                                      | Howrah, West Bengal- 711411                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |                            |
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|  6 | M/s Micron Instruments Pvt. Ltd. 4/SIA/IL-2014       | Unit-I, 143, Industrial Area, Phase-I, Chandigarh, Unit-II, Plot No.277- 279 & 288-290, HSIIDC Industrial Estate, Barwala, Distt. Panchkula Haryana | a) Weapon system such as Mortars, Rockets Launchers, Grenade Launchers and Missile Launchers. b) Ammunition for Anti-Aircraft Guns, Artillery Guns, Tank Guns Mortars etc. c) Rockets, Grenades, Missiles, Aircraft Bombs of various types. d) Sub-Assemblies for Weapon Systems. e) Sub-Assemblies for Grenades, Rockets, Aircraft bombs, Mortar bombs, Artillery Shells and Missiles                                                                                            | DIL:19(2015) DT:17/04/2015 |
|  7 | M/s BF Elbit Advanced Systems Pvt Ltd. 6/SIA/IL-2013 | Baramati Industrial Area, Tanddulwadi & Wanjarwadi, Taluka- Baramati, Pune, in the state of Maharashtra- 413 206                                    | Manufacture of a) Guns, Howitzers, Mortars, Protected Tactical Vehcles. b) Ammunition including smart bombs and ready to fill shells excluding filing                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Dil:35(2015) Dt:01/07/2015 |
|  8 | M/s Solar Industries India Limited 30/SIA/IL-2014    | Village Chadoh, Tahsil- Katol, District- Nagpur, Maharashtra.                                                                                       | 1. Design, Development, Upgrade, Refurbished and production of ready to use ammunition of 40 mm and above calibre. A. Ammunition fired from Artillery, tanks, Helicopters, Aircrafts and Naval crafts (Excluding small Arms and ammunition) B. Design, Development, Upgrade, Refurbished and upgrade of ready to use Rockets and missiles: a) Rockets b) Missiles (Tactical) 2. Filled Fuzes for Artillery shells, Mortar Bombs, Missiles, Grenades and similar Munitions of war. | Dil:49(2015) DT:07/07/2015 |

| 9   | M/s Kalyani strategic system limited (KSSL) 43/SIA/IL-2015   | Bfl- General engineering division, Vaduth, Jarandeshwar, sataraMaharashra   | Manufacture, Maintenance and overhaul of the following items:- a) Ammunition and Fuze setting devices. b) Bombs, Torpedoes, Rockets, Mines, Missiles, Depth Charges, Demolition Charges, Demoliton- Devices, Demolition Kits, Aircraft missile protection systems. c) Energetic materials and related substances. d) High Velocity Kinetic Energy Weapon systems and related equipment. e) Directed Energy Weapon (Dew) system, related or countermeasures equipment and test models. f) Electronic equipment used for ECM and ECCM, Surveillance, Intelligence, command and control system, GNSS. g) Armoured or protective equipment. h) Specialised equipment for Military training or simulators specially designed for training in the use of any firearm or weapon. i) Imaging or countermeasure equipment j) Concealment and deception equipment specially designed for military application. k) Ground Vehicles namely tanks and other military Armoured/ Armed Vehicles and Military Vehicles fitted with mountings for arms or equipment for mine laying or the launching of Munitions includes all tracked and wheeled self-propelled armoured and non-armoured weapon systems and trailers for towed and static weapon systems. l) Other ground vehicles namely all wheel drive vehicles capable of Off-Road use which have been   | Dil:54(2015) Dt:23/09/2015   |
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|    |                                                                                           |                                                                                               | manufactured or fitted with materials or components to provide ballistic protection to level III with mountings for arms or equipment for mine laying specially designed for military use. m) Amphibious, Hovercrafts and Deep water fording vehicles for military use.                                                         |                            |
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| 10 | M/s Himachal Futuristic Communications Ltd. 41/SIA/IL-2015                                | Malanour Industrial Area, Ghirongi, Bhind, Madhya Pradesh- 477114.                            | Manufacture of Ammunition and fuze setting devices including the following:- a) Safing and arming devices, fuzes, sensors and initiation devices. b) Power supplies with high one time operational output. c) Combustible cases for charges. d) Submunitions including bomblets, minelets and terminally guided projectectiles. | Dil:67(2015) Dt24/09/2015  |
| 11 | M/s Continental Defence solution Pvt. Ltd. 04/SIA/IL-2015, 60/SIA/IL-2015, 65/SIA/IL-2015 | A-88 & Sp-312, Bhiwandi, Riico Industrial Area, Bhaiwadi, District Alwar Rajasthan 301019     | Mounted Gun system and their ammunitions only, Ammunition &fuzes, air defence guns, loitering missile system, weapons & ammunition Armoured Vehicle Upgrade                                                                                                                                                                     | Dil:80(2015) DT:23/11/2015 |
| 12 | M/s Shan Arms Industries Private Limited 32/SIA/IL-2015                                   | Opp. Shanichara Railway station, Shanichara Road, Gram Piparseva, DisttMorena, Madhya Pradesh | Medium Calibres Ammunition a) 14.5 mm b) 16 mm c) 23 mm d) 30 mm e) 40 mm High Calibres Ammunition a) 73 mm b) 76.2 mm                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Dil:82(2015) DT:23/11/2015 |

|    |                                                                          |                                                                                                   | c) 84 mm d) 105 mm e) 125 mmand above.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                            |
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| 13 | M/s Pipavav Defence and offshore engineering company ltd. 33/SIA/IL/2013 | Horizon country wide logistic ltd., vill. Maujadongri, Block- Babina, ZillaJhanshi, Uttar Pradesh | Manufacture of Assembly and testing of all calibres of ammunition ranging from 20 mmto 203 mmfor the Indian armed forces (50,000 Nos.)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Dil:90(2015) DT:02/12/2015 |
| 14 | M/s Premier Explosives ltd. 41/SIA/IL-2013                               | Katepalli Village, Atmakurmandal, Nogonda District, Telangana                                     | 1. Design, Development, upgrade, refurbished and production of ready to use ammunition of 40 mm and above calibre:- A. Production of Ammunition fired from artillery, tanks, helicopters, aircrafts and naval crafts (Excluding small arms ammunition) (10,00,000 Nos. annually) 2. Design, Development, refurbishment and upgrade of ready to use rockets and missiles. A. Rocket (1,00,000 Nos. annually) B. Missiles (Tactical) (1,00,000 Nos. Annually) 3. Design, Development, refurbishment and upgrade of ready to use mines, bombs and torpedoes for Army, Navy and Air force. A. Mines all types for Army/Navy and Air Force.(1,00,000 Nos. annually) B. Bombs-conventional/ Semi guided/ Smart Bombs/ Bombs with multiple war heads. (1,00,000 Nos. Annually) | Dil:30(2015) DT:12/05/2015 |