Gliders India Explained
| Gliders India Limited |
| Type: | Public Sector Undertaking |
| Predecessor: | Ordnance Factory Board |
| Hq Location City: | Kanpur |
| Hq Location Country: | India |
| Key People: | V K Tiwari, IOFS
(Chairman & Managing Director)
Sunil Date, IOFS
(Director Operations & HR)
Surendra Dhapodkar, IOFS
(Director Finance) |
| Owner: | Government of India |
| Divisions: | Ordnance Parachute Factory |
| Industry: | Defence Production |
| Products: | Military, cargo, aero-sport and special purpose parachutes and rubber products |
| Website: | glidersindia.in |
Gliders India Limited (GIL) is an Indian state-owned defence company, headquartered at Ordnance Parachute Factory in Kanpur, India established in 2021 as part of the restructuring and corporatisation of the Ordnance Factory Board into seven different Public Sector Undertakings.[1] [2] [3] GIL primarily manufactures military parachutes for the use of the Indian Armed Forces and foreign militaries and parachutes for aero-sport and emergency services.
GIL's main manufacturing facility is the Ordnance Parachute Factory in Kanpur.[4]
See also
- Other PSUs formed from Ordnance Factory Board:-
Notes and References
- News: Roche . Elizabeth . New defence PSUs will help India become self-reliant: PM . 16 October 2021 . mint . 15 October 2021 . en . 22 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221122133224/https://www.livemint.com/news/india/pm-urges-restructured-defence-units-to-help-india-become-military-industry-power-11634288891758.html . live .
- News: Seven new defence companies, carved out of OFB, dedicated to the Nation on the occasion of Vijayadashami . 16 October 2021 . . . 5 October 2021 . 14 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230514174348/https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1764148 . live .
- News: Pubby . Manu . Modi to launch seven new PSUs this week, Defence Ministry approves Rs 65,000-crore orders . 16 October 2021 . The Economic Times . 12 October 2021 . 14 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230514175130/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/seven-new-psus-this-week-defence-ministry-approves-rs-65000-cr-orders/articleshow/86946027.cms . live .
- Web site: G20 Summit in Delhi: Drones, gliders and other flying objects banned till September 12; check details . 2023-12-20 . DNA India . en . 7 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230907083131/https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-g20-summit-in-delhi-drones-gliders-and-other-flying-objects-banned-till-september-12-check-details-3057885 . live .
