Summary
Vehicle Factory Jabalpur (Hindi: वाहन निर्माणी जबलपुर), is a military motor vehicle factory, located in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India, part of Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited which was previously a part of Ordnance Factory Board, controlled by the Ministry of Defence, Government of India.[1]
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| Type | Defence Vehicles Manufacturer |
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| Industry | Defence |
| Founded | 1969 |
Key people | Rajesh Kumar, IOFS (General Manager) |
| Products | Military vehicles |
Number of employees | 2,600 |
| Parent | Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited (current) Ordnance Factories Board (former) |
HistoryEdit
The production of Shaktiman trucks (MAN 415 L1 AR), Jonga (Jabalpur Ordnance and Guncarriage Assembly) Light Utility Vehicles and the Vahan 1 ton (Nissan 4W73 Carrier), began at the Gun Carriage Factory Jabalpur, in 1959.[2] Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the then Prime Minister of India, was present to witness rolling of the first batch of vehicles at GCF. It was shifted to the present location in 1969.[3] It started manufacturing Shaktiman trucks with license from MAN SE of Germany, [4] along with Jonga[5][6] and Vahan 1 ton under license from Nissan of Japan.[7] All three of the above products have been retired and replaced by the new products.[8]
ProductsEdit
VFJ manufactures and assembles general staff vehicles, logistics vehicles, light armoured vehicles like bullet-proof vehicles, mine protected vehicles[9] and specialist role vehicles such as water bowsers, fuel tankers, field ambulances, tippers, battery command posts, generator sets, light recovery vehicles, field artillery tractors, kitchen containers etc. It also has some variants for civilian applications.
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GalleryEdit
- Past products and their variants
Matang Truck for the Indian Army
Jonga Re-Engineered with a diesel engine was introduced in 1999; Shaktiman's production was stopped in 1997
Jabalpur Vehicle Factory (VFJ )'s Tipper on Shaktiman; India's first 3-way tipper was built on the Shaktiman platform
- Present products and their variants
Stallion Mark I, now being replaced by Stallion Mark IV
5000 Litres Water Bowser
Kitchen Container on LPTA
LPTA 715
4X4 Mine Protected Vehicle, also in 6X6 configuration, with RCWS, recce and recovery variants
4X4 Bullet Proof Vehicle
LPTA Armoured variant
4X4 Riot Control Vehicle
Integrated Communication Electronic Warfare System
Nuclear Biological Chemical Water Purification System
Mobile Base Transceiver Station
LPTA Field Ambulance
- Future products and their variants
Pinake multi-barrel rocket launcher, soon to be produced
Dhanush Field artillery tractor
Flyer ITV Light Strike Vehicle, could enter into production at JVF
High Mobility Vehicle Launching Platform for Smerch Rockets, the same used for Pinaka
TechnologyEdit
VFJ has an R&D centre responsible for development of future vehicles and related technologies. It has tie-ups with Ashok Leyland and Tata Motors. Its research partner is Vehicle Research & Development Establishment of Defence Research and Development Organisation.
CustomersEdit
Since VFJ produces defence vehicles, its primary customers are the Indian Armed Forces, Central Armed Police Forces,[10] State Armed Police Forces, Paramilitary Forces of India and Special Forces of India, which have land-based operations. It also supplies vehicles to civilians, government and private organisations.
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "Indian Ordnance Factories: Our Factories". Ofb.gov.in. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
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- ^ "Indian Ordnance Factories: Vehicle Factory Jabalpur". Ofb.gov.in. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ^ "Shaktiman (4 x 4) 4,000 kg truck (India) - Jane's Military Vehicles and Logistics". Jane's Information Group. 19 March 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ^ "JONGA (4 x 4) 0.25 ton light vehicle (India), Light vehicles". Jane's Information Group. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
- ^ "MYJONGA.COM". Abhilash Nambiar. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ^ "Metro Plus Coimbatore / Wheels : Monster on the move". The Hindu. 22 May 2008. Archived from the original on 13 June 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ^ Business Standard (26 September 2009). "Jabalpur auto parts makers facing tough times". Business-standard.com. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ^ "VFJ to provide upgraded Mine Protected Vehicles against Naxals". www.thehitavada.com. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D)". Bprd.nic.in. Retrieved 6 August 2012.