Manufacturer catalog

Munitions India Limited

Munitions India Limited is an Indian state-owned ammunition and explosives manufacturer headquartered in Pune. Formed from the corporatization of the Ordnance Factory Board, it operates a production network covering artillery ammunition, mortar bombs, rockets, hand grenades, tank ammunition, propellants, explosives, and related battlefield stores for Indian and export customers.

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MIL was incorporated in August 2021 and began business on 1 October 2021, when the Indian Ministry of Defence transferred Ordnance Factory Board ammunition and explosives units into new Defence Public Sector Undertakings. Government transfer orders assigned Ammunition Factory Khadki as MIL's registered and corporate office and listed twelve production units under the company, including Khadki, Aruvankadu, Bhandara, Bolangir, Chanda, Dehu Road, Itarsi, Khamaria, Nalanda, Varangaon, High Explosive Factory Khadki, and High Energy Projectile Factory Tiruchirappalli.

The company describes its role as production, testing, research and development, and marketing of ammunition and explosives for the Army, Navy, Air Force, paramilitary forces, and police forces. Its 2023-24 annual report says MIL's factories provide an integrated production base for small, medium, and high-calibre ammunition, mortars, rockets, hand grenades, initiatory compositions, propellants, and high explosives.

artillery ammunitionmortar bombsrocketstank ammunitionsmall and medium calibre ammunitionhand grenadespropellants and high explosives

Notable Systems

Indian-made 155 mm artillery shell, 155 mm ERFB-BB artillery shell family, Munitions

Indian-made 155 mm artillery shell

155 mm ERFB-BB artillery shell family

Official Department of Defence Production product pages and MIL brochure material identify Munitions India Limited with 155 mm ERFB-BB and ERFB-BT artillery ammunition; the linked weapon record covers that Indian 155 mm shell family.

Sources: DDPMoD 155 mm ERFB BB product page, MIL 155 mm artillery ammunition brochure
Mortar bombs, 120mm, Heavy mortar ammunition, Munitions

Mortar bombs, 120mm

Heavy mortar ammunition

MIL's annual report describes mortars among the company's manufacturing base, and its official brochure materials list 120 mm mortar bomb products; the linked weapon record is the broader 120 mm mortar-bomb class.

Sources: MIL annual report 2023-24, MIL brochure

Manufacturer History

  1. Munitions India incorporated

    MIL's proactive disclosure lists 17 August 2021 as the date of incorporation and identifies the company as a Government of India public-sector undertaking under the Ministry of Defence.

    Sources: MIL proactive disclosure

  2. Ammunition and explosives units transferred

    Department of Defence Production transfer orders and PIB reporting record 1 October 2021 as the effective date for converting Ordnance Factory Board production units into seven Defence Public Sector Undertakings, with MIL taking over the ammunition and explosives business.

    Sources: DDP OFB unit transfer order, PIB OFB corporatization statement

  3. Public disclosure details production network

    MIL's proactive disclosure describes twelve production units and three non-production units across Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, and Bihar, with work spanning ammunition, explosives, production testing, research and development, and marketing.

    Sources: MIL proactive disclosure

  4. Pinaka rocket capacity expansion reported

    The 2023-24 annual report says MIL augmented Multi Barrel Rocket System Pinaka production capacity from 1,000 to 2,500 rockets per year through investment in multiple MIL factories.

    Sources: MIL annual report 2023-24

Predecessors
Ordnance Factory Board ammunition and explosives units
Website links
Official websiteDDP organization pageOFB transfer orderAnnual report 2023-24155 mm artillery ammunition brochure

MIL is a recently corporatized Indian government defense manufacturer that inherited production units from the Ordnance Factory Board. Public sources are strongest for company structure, production-unit allocation, broad product families, and selected product pages; conflict-use claims remain on individual weapon records.

Manufacturer Sources

  • DDP Munitions India Limited pagePublisher: Department of Defence Production, Government of India | Note: Official Department of Defence Production organization page supporting the MIL identity, official website link, and government-published image. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • DDP OFB unit transfer orderPublisher: Department of Defence Production, Government of India | Note: Government transfer order identifying MIL as the DPSU for ammunition and explosives, listing transferred production units, and giving the registered and corporate office at Ammunition Factory Khadki. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • PIB OFB corporatization statementPublisher: Press Information Bureau, Government of India | Note: Ministry of Defence statement on conversion of Ordnance Factory Board production units into seven Defence Public Sector Undertakings from 1 October 2021, including MIL headquarters at Khadki, Pune and the twelve listed factories. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • MIL proactive disclosurePublisher: Munitions India Limited | Note: Official disclosure supporting incorporation and commencement dates, office addresses, public-sector status, production-unit count, and MIL's ammunition and explosives mandate. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • MIL annual report 2023-24Publisher: Munitions India Limited | Note: Annual report supporting MIL's CPSE status, product portfolio, twelve manufacturing units, ammunition and explosives focus, export context, and Pinaka rocket production-capacity expansion. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • MIL brochurePublisher: Munitions India Limited | Note: Official brochure supporting MIL's ammunition, mortar, rocket, grenade, propellant, and explosives product families. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • MIL 155 mm artillery ammunition brochurePublisher: Munitions India Limited | Note: Official brochure supporting MIL's 155 mm artillery ammunition family, including ERFB variants used for the connected 155 mm shell catalog record. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • DDPMoD 155 mm ERFB BB product pagePublisher: Department of Defence Production, Government of India | Note: Official product page identifying Munitions India Limited as manufacturer for the 155 mm ERFB-BB artillery shell product line. | Accessed: 2026-07-11

Produced weapons

Category

Munitions

Standalone missiles, bombs, rockets, torpedoes, and guided or unguided explosive payloads.

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Indian-made 155 mm artillery shell, 155 mm ERFB-BB artillery shell family, Munitions2014 Russia-Ukraine WarIndian-made 155 mm artillery shell155 mm ERFB-BB artillery shell familyBuilt in: IndiaIndian-made 155 mm artillery shell covers Munitions India Limited’s 155 mm ERFB artillery ammunition family, including base-bleed and boat-tail variants. Official product pages identify MIL as manufacturer and describe the shells as long-range artillery ammunition for ground targets, while Reuters-derived reporting and later defense coverage document Indian-made 155 mm shells reaching Ukrainian service during the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.