Employees in OFT hopeful of getting orders to manufacture AK-203 Rifles
The Hindu
Employee unions in Ordnance Factory, Tiruchi, are hopeful that the newly-incorporated Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited (AWEIL), of which it is a part, will take it on board execution of or
Employee unions in Ordnance Factory, Tiruchi, are hopeful that the newly-incorporated Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited (AWEIL), of which it is a part, will take it on board execution of orders for AK-203 Rifles to be manufactured with Russian technical know-how.
Engaged in manufacture and supply of weapon systems, small arms, tank gun articles and ammunition components, the AWEIL, one of the seven Defence Public Sector Undertakings that were formed after dismantling Ordnance Factory Board with 41 production units across the country, is reportedly poised to execute a major order of the Defence Ministry for manufacture of AK-203 Rifles for use by the Indian Army, under Make in India campaign.
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