Armoured Vehicles Nigam

Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited
Company typePubic Sector Enterprise
IndustryDefence Production
PredecessorOrdnance Factory Board
Founded1 October 2021; 3 years ago (2021-10-01)
HeadquartersHeavy Vehicles Factory, Avadi, ,
Key people
A N Srivastava, IOFS
(Chairman & Managing Director)
Products
OwnerGovernment of India
Divisions
Websiteavnl.co.in

Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited (AVANI) is an Indian public sector 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.

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  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ Pubby, Manu (12 October 2021). "Modi to launch seven new PSUs this week, Defence Ministry approves Rs 65,000-crore orders". The Economic Times. Retrieved 16 October 2021.