Armoured vehicle and battle tank manufacturing factory
Heavy Vehicles Factory (HVF) |
 Welcome sign at the entrance of Heavy Vehicles Factory |
| Industry | Defence |
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| Founded | 1965 |
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| Headquarters | Avadi, Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
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Area served | Defence |
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| Products | Arjun MBT, T-90, T-72, Vijayanta tanks |
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| Parent | Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited (current)
Ordnance Factories Board (former) |
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| Website | Official Website |
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Heavy Vehicles Factory (HVF) is an armored vehicle and battle tank manufacturing factory located at Avadi in Chennai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is managed by Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited (AVANI) of the Ministry of Defence, Government of India.[1]
History
Heavy Vehicles Factory (HVF) was set up in 1961 by the Ordnance Factory Board to manufacture heavy battlefield equipment and was later made part of AVANI during the re-organization in 2021.[2]
Plant
The factory is powered by a 16 MW solar power plant, spread over 80 acres (32 ha), commissioned in 2018 and installed by Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) at a cost of ₹1,050 million (US$13 million). The plant helps reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to the extent of 26,000 tonnes per annum, saving ₹45 million (US$560,000) each year.[3]
Products
Products of HVF include Vijayanta, Kartik BLT, M-46 Catapult and T-72 Ajeya, Arjun MBT and T-90 Bhishma tanks.
Gallery
References
India portal
- ^ Roche, Elizabeth (15 October 2021). "New defence PSUs will help India become self-reliant: PM". mint. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Avadi HVF now has biggest solar power plant in city". The Hindu. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
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