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Gun Carriage Factory Jabalpur Weapon Systems

Gun Carriage Factory Jabalpur is a historic Indian ordnance-production unit in Jabalpur, now part of Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited, with a long role in artillery manufacturing and modernization.

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Gun Carriage Factory Jabalpur is one of the oldest ordnance-production units in central India. Official and government sources date the factory to 1904 and describe it as a weapons and armaments producer for the Indian armed forces.

In the catalog, GCF Jabalpur matters because it is the named builder behind the Indian Field Gun entry and remains part of AWEIL's current artillery manufacturing network.

Artillery gun productionLarge-caliber ordnance manufacturingArtillery refurbishment and spare partsWeapon-system integration and modernization

Notable Systems

Indian Field Gun

The catalog's Indian Field Gun entry uses GCF Jabalpur as one of the named builders, making it the clearest system attached to this profile.

Sources: AWEIL units and divisions, India.gov GCF page

Dhanush 155 mm howitzer

AWEIL's annual report places Dhanush within the company's major artillery-gun line, and GCF Jabalpur is one of AWEIL's manufacturing units.

Sources: AWEIL annual report 2024-25, AWEIL about page

Builder History

  1. Factory established in Jabalpur

    Official AWEIL and India.gov coverage date Gun Carriage Factory Jabalpur to 1904 and describe it as a central Indian ordnance-production unit.

    Sources: AWEIL units and divisions, India.gov GCF page

  2. Moved into AWEIL's production network

    AWEIL's company history says the former Ordnance Factory Board was converted into government-owned enterprises and that GCF Jabalpur is one of AWEIL's production units.

    Sources: AWEIL about page, AWEIL annual report 2024-25

Predecessors
Ordnance Factory Board
Website links
AWEIL units and divisionsAWEIL about pageAWEIL career listings for GCFIndia.gov GCF page

Public records use both the longer Gun Carriage Factory, Jabalpur name and the GCF shorthand. Historical documents place the unit under the Ordnance Factory Board, while newer AWEIL materials list it as one of AWEIL's production units.

Builder Sources

  • AWEIL units and divisionsPublisher: Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited | Note: Supports GCF Jabalpur's official unit identity, its 1904 establishment, and its continuing role as an artillery and weapons-production unit. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • AWEIL about pagePublisher: Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited | Note: Supports AWEIL's 2021 corporatisation history and its statement that Gun Carriage Factory Jabalpur is one of the company's production units. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • AWEIL annual report 2024-25Publisher: Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited | Note: Supports the company's current manufacturing network and its artillery-gun line, including Dhanush, Sharang, and 105 mm LFG, in which GCF Jabalpur sits as one of the production units. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • India.gov GCF pagePublisher: Government of India | Note: Supports the Ministry of Defence description of GCF Jabalpur as a unit of the Ordnance Factory Board under the Department of Defence Production. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Wikimedia Commons VFJ-GCF imagePublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: CC BY-SA 4.0 file page for a VFJ-GCF 105 mm truck-mounted self-propelled gun system; included as reusable builder-related imagery associated with GCF Jabalpur. | Accessed: 2026-06-21

Category

Artillery

Tube artillery, rocket artillery, and long-range ground fires.

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