GSF At a Glance

Our Mission

Production of State-of-the-Art Battlefield Equipment

Continual improvement in quality as well as strengthening core competence areas in the manufacture of medium calibre ordnances and ammunitions required by services.
Development of new products in reduced time frame
To make endeavours to get all raw materials/ components from indigenous sources after building network of good vendors, and ensuring cost reduction and quality improvement through in – house R & D / Value engineering projects.
Focus on ensuring maximum availability of plant & machineries by adopting preventive maintenance system, making spares available in time and by employing trained manpower.
Induction of modern/ high-tech plant & machineries and information technology to take up more sophisticated process by retrained manpower.
Exploring the customer requirements in Civil market for manufacturing latest version and more attractive model of pistol so as to utilize the resources of GSF during peacetime.
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To enhance customer satisfaction level by interacting more frequently with them, and to increase customer base.

Our Vision

To equip our Armed Forces with modern "Defence and Battle Field Equipment".
To continuously modernize production facilities.
To Train and motivate personnel.
To equip ourselves with technologies through acquisition, synergy and in R & D activities.
To continuously improve quality.
To achieve highest level of customer satisfaction.
To increase customer base in defence & non-defence, opens market and establish global presence.

Our Factory & Products

A glimpse into our manufacturing facilities and products

Factory Building

State-of-the-art manufacturing facility established in 1801

Manufacturing Process

Advanced engineering and precision manufacturing

Our Products

Quality ammunition hardware and ordnance stores

Our Valued Customers

Serving defense forces and civil sectors with excellence

Defense Forces

Indian Army
Indian Navy
Indian Air Force
Coast Guard

Civil Sectors

State Police Forces
Central Armed Police Forces
Research Institutions
Export Markets

Key Products & Capabilities

Medium Calibre Guns

30mm to 125mm range

Rocket Launchers

84mm rocket systems

Anti-Aircraft Systems

L-70 elevating mass

Fuzes & Primers

Various types & specifications

History

Historical landmarks and development of GSF

Factory Establishment

Gun and Shell factory was established in 1801 in the name of GUN CARRIAGE AGENCY by the EAST INDIA COMPANY for repair and manufacture of gun carriages.

The transformation from bullock-driver contrivances of Gun Carriage Agency to that of a maker of sophisticated weapon systems is an absorbing story of technological advancement in consonance with developments in modern military hardware. Now it is a fully fledged engineering factory engaged in manufacturing of ammunition hardware and ordnance stores for army, navy and other civil sectors.

Supply to the Army covers medium calibre guns, mortars elevating mass for L-70 anti-aircraft guns, 84mm rocket launcher, medium caliber shells ranging from 30 to 125 mm, and various types of fuzes and primers.

Year 1801: Land procured to build the factory
Year 1802: (18th March) Established Gun Carriage Agency for manufacture and repair of Gun carriages.
Year 1830: Shifting of Gun Foundry from Fort William and abolition of Gun Carriage Agency and renaming the factory as Gun Foundry.
Year 1832: Change over from Bullock Driven machines to Steam Driven Machines.
Year 1840: Production of both Brass and Iron Guns Established.
Year 1872: Establishment of Shell Production & renaming as Foundry & Shell Factory.
Year 1880: Establishment of Fuze Section.
Year 1892: Quality steel production in bulk started for the first time in India.
Year 1896: Establishment of Rolling Mill.
Year 1905: Shifting Furnaces and Rolling Mill to Ishapore. Renaming as Gun & Shell Factory.
Year 1908: Changeover from Steam to Electricity driven machinery.
Year 1927: Apprentice Scheme started.
Year 1939: Outbreak of World War II; Annexing of Dum Dum Workshop to Gun & Shell Factory, Cossipore.
Year 1958: Tractor Project started.
Year 1962: Production of Anti Aircraft Guns started.
Year 1964: Dum Dum was setup as an independent unit.
Year 1965: Tractor Project transferred to BEML.
Year 1998: Establishment of 23 mm Pressure Barrel, 30 mm Ballistic Barrel, 9 mm Sub Caliber Barrel and AK-230 Gun Components (Naval).
Year 1999: Establishment of 12.7 mm Air Defence Gun & 0.32" Pistol.
Year 2002: Completion of 200 years of Factory, The first Factory within the Ordnance organisation to get ISO 9001-2000 certification.
Year 2003: Establishment of production of Shell 30mm HE/T, 51 mm Mortar.
Year 2004: Establishment of production of Bomb 81 mm HE, Bomb 51 mm HE, and 40mm PFFC Shell.

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