Heavy Vehicles Factory
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Area served | Defence |
| Products | Arjun MBT, T-90, T-72, Vijayanta tanks |
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| Parent | Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited (current) Ordnance Factories Board (former) |
| Website | Official Website |
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Heavy Vehicles Factory (HVF) is an armoured vehicle and battle tank manufacturing factory located at Avadi in Chennai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is managed by Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited (AVANI) of the Ministry of Defence, Government of India.[1]
History
Heavy Vehicles Factory (HVF) was established in 1961 by the Ordnance Factory Board to manufacture heavy battlefield equipment. The design of the factory was undertaken by the Army Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (EME), and construction of the factory was organized by the Indian Army Corps of Engineers. HVF was later made part of AVANI during the re-organisation in 2021.[2]
The HVF delivered the 1000th Bhishma tank on 22 May 2026.[3]
Plant
The factory is powered by a 16 MW solar power plant, spread over 80 acres (32 ha), commissioned in 2018 and installed by Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) at a cost of ₹1,050 million (US$11 million). The plant helps reduce carbon dioxide (Page Module:Chem2/styles.css has no content.CO2) emissions to the extent of 26,000 tonnes per annum, saving ₹45 million (US$470,000) each year.[4]
Products
The HCF has produced several main battle tanks including the, Vijayanta, T-72 Ajeya, Arjun MBT and T-90 Bhishma as well as their combat support variants like Kartik BLT and M-46 Catapult.
Gallery
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References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Roche, Elizabeth (15 October 2021). "New defence PSUs will help India become self-reliant: PM". mint. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."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.
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Avadi HVF now has biggest solar power plant in city". The Hindu. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
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