Heavy Vehicles Factory

The Heavy Vehicles Factory (HVF) is located at Avadi in Chennai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.^[1]

HVF was set up in 1965 by the Ordnance Factories Board, Government of India to manufacture heavy battlefield equipment, including Vijayantas and T-72 tanks. Currently, HVF manufactures India's main battle tank Arjun and the T-90s. The Engine Factory of HVF functions separately from HVF.

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v t e Ordnance Factories Board
Administration	Indian Ordnance Factories Service
Ordnance factories	Field Gun Factory, Kanpur Gun Carriage Factory Jabalpur Heavy Alloy Penetrator Project Heavy Vehicles Factory Ordnance Cable Factory Chandigarh Ordnance Clothing Factory Ordnance Factory Medak Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli Rifle Factory Ishapore Vehicle Factory Jabalpur
Training institutes	National Academy of Defence Production
Products	Amogh carbine Excalibur rifle INSAS rifle IOF .22 sporting rifle IOF .30-06 sporting rifle IOF .315 sporting rifle IOF .32 Revolver Pistol Auto 9mm 1A Ashani pistol Nidar Nirbheek IOF .22 revolver Ishapore 2A1 rifle Vidhwansak Joint Venture Protective Carbine ARDE Under Barrel Grenade Launcher Multi Caliber Individual Weapon System