Company type | Public sector undertakings in India |
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Industry | Defence Production |
Predecessor | Ordnance Factory Board |
Founded | 1 October 2021 |
Headquarters | Heavy Vehicles Factory, Avadi, , |
Key people | A N Srivastava, IOFS (Chairman & Managing Director) |
Products | |
Owner | Government of India |
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Website | avnl.co.in |
Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited (AVANI) is an Indian state-owned defence company, headquartered in Avadi, Chennai 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. Products of AVANI include Arjun, T-90, BMP-2 Sarath, Vijayanta, Kartik BLT, M-46 Catapult and T-72 Ajeya battle tanks and stallion trucks.