Heavy Vehicles Factory Explained

Heavy Vehicles Factory (HVF)
Foundation:	1965
Location City:	Avadi, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Area Served:	Defence
Parent:	Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited (current) Ordnance Factories Board (former)
Industry:	Defence
Products:	Arjun MBT, T-90, T-72, Vijayanta tanks
Website:	Official Website

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 and was later made part of AVANI during the re-organisation in 2021.^[2]

Plant

The factory is powered by a 16 MW solar power plant, spread over 80acres, commissioned in 2018 and installed by Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) at a cost of . The plant helps reduce carbon dioxide emissions to the extent of 26,000 tonnes per annum, saving each year.^[3]

Products

Products of HVF include Vijayanta, Kartik BLT, M-46 Catapult and T-72 Ajeya, Arjun MBT and T-90 Bhishma tanks.

Notes and References

1. News: Roche. Elizabeth. New defence PSUs will help India become self-reliant: PM. 16 October 2021. mint. 15 October 2021. en.
2. News: Seven new defence companies, carved out of OFB, dedicated to the Nation on the occasion of Vijayadashami. 16 October 2021. Ministry of Defence (India). Press Information Bureau. 5 October 2021.
3. News: Avadi HVF now has biggest solar power plant in city. The Hindu. 27 June 2018. 22 July 2018.