In a statement, OFB said only 19 per cent of the accidents involving defence ammunition between January 2015 and December 2019 could be attributed to the board.
Pointing out these shortcomings in an internal assessment, the Army has thrown its weight behind government plans to corporatise the OFB to make it more efficient.
After serving India’s covert Special Frontier Force for years, ex-servicemen now run clothing shops, eateries and occasionally sell winter wear on the sides.
Situation at Line of Actual Control, which borders China, remains tense after four rounds of firing occurred at the southern and northern banks of Pangong Tso lake since 29 August.
In 1999, the government allowed the world to see Pakistan’s Kargil invasion and the Indian army's resolve. But Narendra Modi has reversed gears on transparency.
PM Modi and Chinese President Xi need a face-saver arrangement to ensure they are not seen as weak when they initiate total de-escalation and disengagement.
A key question surrounding the Galwan clashes is that if the soldiers were carrying weapons, as informed by S. Jaishankar, then who gave orders not to use them?
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A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.
This is the height of indiscipline. Defence minister should tell this incompetent and corrupt OFB to shut up. If there are differences, they should be resolved internally, not give press releases. We know that all the PSUs are money guzzlers. OFB factories are worse than them. The ordenance factories exist for labour unions, nor for armed forces.
Every body wants corporisation of defence equipment manufacturing. But where is experience in this regard. They may require foreign help or from experience of retired defence officers. Accident do happen with foreign/indigenous Ammunition.Then blame game starts.long investigation goes on for years. There is need of proper technical evaluation of these accidents and investigation are required. We have improve our Research and development. But in our country’s present political setup it is difficult to ensure discipline and in workers and unions. We have to study the Russian defence production methods and implement the same through for corporates.
Big crooks!
They should be disbanded and this job should be handed over to good civil firms. It’s the Army personnel who suffer their utter poor quality products! The weapons equipments and ammunition etc, which they make are utterly poor quality! Have a look at any of their item including the INSAS weapon or any other things! The worst they make for the Army!
They are corrupt, inefficient and incompetent. Our generals also don’t bring out this point in the open and crucify these villains! Their INSAS weapon always in between firing, artillery barrels burst killing our own soldiers! I have served for more than 30 years in the Army and seen all this!
They are far worse than most corrupt govt companies also. They should be brought under army and put senior officers in charge of them. Then only they may improve. Otherwise they need to be disbanded or corporatised. Indian Army should not be dependant on them for the utterly poor quality weapons and ammunition and equipment they make.!
Otherwise it’s disaster for the country..
Bloody idiots! They should be disbanded and this job should be handed over to good civil firms. It’s the Army personnel who suffer their utter poor quality products! The weapons equipments and ammunition etc, which they make are utterly poor quality! Have a look at any of their item including the INSAS weapon or any other things! The worst they make for the Army! They are corrupt, inefficient and incompetent. Our generals also don’t bring out this point in the open and crucify these villains! Their INSAS weapon always in between firing, artillery barrels burst killing our own soldiers! I have served for more than 30 years in the Army and seen all this!
They are far worse than BSNL also. They should be brought under army and put senior officers in charge of them. Then only they may improve. Otherwise they need to be disbanded or corporatised. Indian Army should not be dependant on them for the utterly poor quality weapons and ammunition and equipment they make.! Otherwise it’s disaster for the country..
This article looks as it has been sponsored by Ordance Factory Board and shows the hatchet job by this correspondent.Ordnance factories are well known for their inefficiencies and poor performance where unions rule.Corporatisation and privatization is the only answer
OFB is making a case for self suicide. They are inefficient, unaccountable and noisy. They produce poor quality products which they noisily wish to justify.
OFB claims have no base. Artillery is one story. If other Indian Armed Forces services speak up, they will have to make long explanations. It is time to revamp and not counter claims. What IA stated in just tip of iceberg. Its is in intrest of OFB to start working, else indian security forces will stop buying anything from you. OFB needs to show results and not be at mercy of MoD.
While backing the government’s bid to corporatize the board — an initiative opposed by labor unions.
Is the defense of this country going to be held to ransom by labor unions??
The rot is very deep and complex this is what happens when you screw it up for decades.
I know many in OFB, incompetent, la,y and laid back attitude. OFB’s no zero defect and laid back attitude took 1900 lives in 1.5 years.
Enough is enough. See Gaurav Arya’s video on OFB, they charge almost double for everything and half the quality.
Immediately revamp or dismantle. Good step but take it strong. I know some Gandhi’s will join in support of employees but country is top priority.
This is the height of indiscipline. Defence minister should tell this incompetent and corrupt OFB to shut up. If there are differences, they should be resolved internally, not give press releases. We know that all the PSUs are money guzzlers. OFB factories are worse than them. The ordenance factories exist for labour unions, nor for armed forces.
Every body wants corporisation of defence equipment manufacturing. But where is experience in this regard. They may require foreign help or from experience of retired defence officers. Accident do happen with foreign/indigenous Ammunition.Then blame game starts.long investigation goes on for years. There is need of proper technical evaluation of these accidents and investigation are required. We have improve our Research and development. But in our country’s present political setup it is difficult to ensure discipline and in workers and unions. We have to study the Russian defence production methods and implement the same through for corporates.
Big crooks!
They should be disbanded and this job should be handed over to good civil firms. It’s the Army personnel who suffer their utter poor quality products! The weapons equipments and ammunition etc, which they make are utterly poor quality! Have a look at any of their item including the INSAS weapon or any other things! The worst they make for the Army!
They are corrupt, inefficient and incompetent. Our generals also don’t bring out this point in the open and crucify these villains! Their INSAS weapon always in between firing, artillery barrels burst killing our own soldiers! I have served for more than 30 years in the Army and seen all this!
They are far worse than most corrupt govt companies also. They should be brought under army and put senior officers in charge of them. Then only they may improve. Otherwise they need to be disbanded or corporatised. Indian Army should not be dependant on them for the utterly poor quality weapons and ammunition and equipment they make.!
Otherwise it’s disaster for the country..
Bloody idiots! They should be disbanded and this job should be handed over to good civil firms. It’s the Army personnel who suffer their utter poor quality products! The weapons equipments and ammunition etc, which they make are utterly poor quality! Have a look at any of their item including the INSAS weapon or any other things! The worst they make for the Army! They are corrupt, inefficient and incompetent. Our generals also don’t bring out this point in the open and crucify these villains! Their INSAS weapon always in between firing, artillery barrels burst killing our own soldiers! I have served for more than 30 years in the Army and seen all this!
They are far worse than BSNL also. They should be brought under army and put senior officers in charge of them. Then only they may improve. Otherwise they need to be disbanded or corporatised. Indian Army should not be dependant on them for the utterly poor quality weapons and ammunition and equipment they make.! Otherwise it’s disaster for the country..
This article looks as it has been sponsored by Ordance Factory Board and shows the hatchet job by this correspondent.Ordnance factories are well known for their inefficiencies and poor performance where unions rule.Corporatisation and privatization is the only answer
OFB is making a case for self suicide. They are inefficient, unaccountable and noisy. They produce poor quality products which they noisily wish to justify.
OFB claims have no base. Artillery is one story. If other Indian Armed Forces services speak up, they will have to make long explanations. It is time to revamp and not counter claims. What IA stated in just tip of iceberg. Its is in intrest of OFB to start working, else indian security forces will stop buying anything from you. OFB needs to show results and not be at mercy of MoD.
While backing the government’s bid to corporatize the board — an initiative opposed by labor unions.
Is the defense of this country going to be held to ransom by labor unions??
The rot is very deep and complex this is what happens when you screw it up for decades.