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Vehicle Factory Jabalpur

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Vehicle Factory Jabalpur
Company typeDefence Vehicles Manufacturer
IndustryDefence
Founded1969; 55 years ago (1969)
Key people
Ashok Gupta, IOFS
(Chief General Manager)
ProductsMilitary vehicles
Number of employees
2,600
ParentArmoured Vehicles Nigam Limited (current)
Ordnance Factories Board (former)

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]

History

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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 out 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]

Products

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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 rocket launchers, self-propelled howitzers, 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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  • Past products and their variants
  • Matang Truck for the Indian Army
    Matang Truck for the Indian Army
  • Jonga mounted with 105 mm RCL guns which destroyed most of the tanks during the 1965 and 1971 Indo-Pakistani wars
    Jonga mounted with 105 mm RCL guns which destroyed most of the tanks during the 1965 and 1971 Indo-Pakistani wars
  • Jabalpur Vehicle Factory (VFJ )'s Tipper on Shaktiman; India's first 3-way tipper was built on the Shaktiman platform
    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
    Stallion Mark I, now being replaced by Stallion Mark IV
  • 5000 Litres Water Bowser
    5000 Litres Water Bowser
  • 2000 Litres Water Bowser on LPTA
    2000 Litres Water Bowser on LPTA
  • LPTA 715
    LPTA 715
  • 4X4 Mine Protected Vehicle, also in 6X6 configuration, with RCWS, recce and recovery variants
    4X4 Mine Protected Vehicle, also in 6X6 configuration, with RCWS, recce and recovery variants
  • 4X4 Bullet Proof Vehicle
    4X4 Bullet Proof Vehicle
  • LPTA Armoured variant
    LPTA Armoured variant
  • 4X4 Riot Control Vehicle
    4X4 Riot Control Vehicle
  • Integrated Communication Electronic Warfare System
    Integrated Communication Electronic Warfare System
  • Nuclear Biological Chemical Water Purification System
    Nuclear Biological Chemical Water Purification System
  • Mobile Base Transceiver Station
    Mobile Base Transceiver Station
  • LPTA Field Ambulance
    LPTA Field Ambulance
  • Future products and their variants
  • 6X6 multi-barrel rocket launcher, soon to be produced
    6X6 multi-barrel rocket launcher, soon to be produced
  • VFJ-GCF 105 mm Truck-mounted Self-Propelled Gun System, in 6X6 and 4X4 configurations
    VFJ-GCF 105 mm Truck-mounted Self-Propelled Gun System, in 6X6 and 4X4 configurations
  • VFJ-GCF Sharang Towed Gun
    VFJ-GCF Sharang Towed Gun
  • Flyer Internally-Transportable Vehicle (ITV), Light Strike Vehicle (LSV)
    Flyer Internally-Transportable Vehicle (ITV), Light Strike Vehicle (LSV)
  • 6X6 Dhanush Field artillery tractor
    6X6 Dhanush Field artillery tractor
  • VFJ-GCF 8X8 155 mm Truck-mounted Self-Propelled Gun System
    VFJ-GCF 8X8 155 mm Truck-mounted Self-Propelled Gun System
  • High Mobility Vehicle Launching Platform for Smerch Rockets, the same used for Pinaka
    High Mobility Vehicle Launching Platform for Smerch Rockets, the same used for Pinaka

Technology

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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.

Customers

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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.

References

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  1. ^ "Indian Ordnance Factories: Our Factories". Ofb.gov.in. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  2. ^ [1][dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Indian Ordnance Factories: Vehicle Factory Jabalpur". Ofb.gov.in. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "JONGA (4 x 4) 0.25 ton light vehicle (India), Light vehicles". Jane's Information Group. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  6. ^ "MYJONGA.COM". Abhilash Nambiar. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Jabalpur auto parts makers facing tough times". Business-standard.com. 26 September 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  9. ^ "VFJ to provide upgraded Mine Protected Vehicles against Naxals". www.thehitavada.com. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  10. ^ "Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D)". Bprd.nic.in. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
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