Vehicle Factory Jabalpur


Vehicle Factory Jabalpur, is a military motor vehicle factory, located in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India, part of Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited which was previously a part of Ordnance Factory Board, controlled by the Ministry of Defence, Government of India.

History

The production of Shaktiman trucks, Jonga Light Utility Vehicles and the Vahan 1 ton, began at the Gun Carriage Factory Jabalpur, in 1959. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the then Prime Minister of India, was present to witness rolling out of the first batch of vehicles at GCF. It was shifted to the present location in 1969.
It started manufacturing Shaktiman trucks with license from MAN SE of Germany, along with Jonga and Vahan 1 ton under license from Nissan of Japan.
All three of the above products have been retired and replaced by the new products.

Products

VFJ manufactures and assembles general staff vehicles, logistics vehicles, light armoured vehicles like bullet-proof vehicles, mine protected vehicles and specialist role vehicles such as rocket launchers, self-propelled howitzers, water bowsers, fuel tankers, field ambulances, tippers, battery command posts, generator sets, light recovery vehicles, field artillery tractors, kitchen containers etc. It also has some variants for civilian applications.
  • Rocket launchers for Pinaka and Smerch with OFAJ
  • 5/7.5 Ton Stallion Mk-IV BS-III
  • 2.5 Ton LPTA 715 BS-III
  • Water Bowser 2 KL on LPTA
  • Water Bowser 5 KL on Stallion
  • Kitchen Container on Stallion
  • Field Ambulance on LPTA
  • Light Recovery Vehicle
  • Field Artillery Tractor
  • Yuktirath – Light Armoured Recovery Vehicle
  • Truck-mounted AK-630 CIWS with OFMK
  • 5 KL Fuel Tanker on Stallion
  • 2 KL Fuel Tanker on LPTA
  • Battery Command Post
  • Mobile AC Generators
  • Operation Theatre on wheels
  • Mobile Decontamination Unit
  • Tipper on Stallion
  • Tipper on LPTA
  • Aditya – India's first Mine Protected Vehicle
  • Self-propelled Dhanush and Sharang guns and their tractors with GCF
  • Matang
  • Trishul
  • Flyer ITV
  • Caravan
  • Drill Rig
  • Humsafar Buses
  • Fire fighting variants of Stallion and LPTA
  • Bullet-proofing of 407, LPTA, Gypsy, Ambassador

    Technology

VFJ has an R&D centre responsible for development of future vehicles and related technologies. It has tie-ups with Ashok Leyland and Tata Motors. Its research partner is Vehicle Research & Development Establishment of Defence Research and Development Organisation.

Customers

Since VFJ produces defence vehicles, its primary customers are the Indian Armed Forces, Central Armed Police Forces, State Armed Police Forces, Paramilitary Forces of India and Special Forces of India, which have land-based operations. It also supplies vehicles to civilians, government and private organisations.