Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited the Field Gun Factory in Kanpur, a unit of Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited (AWEIL), and inspected major facilities, including the heat treatment and the new assembly shop of the factory, and took stock of critical indigenous defence capabilities.
The factory specialises in manufacturing barrel and breach assemblies of various artillery guns and tanks, including Tank T-90 and Dhanush Gun.
Following the visit, Singh was briefed by the CMDs of three Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs) based in Kanpur—AWEIL, Troop Comforts India Limited (TCL), Gliders India Limited (GIL)—and Director of Defence Materials and Stores Research & Development Establishment, a DRDO laboratory located in Kanpur.
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AWEIL specialises in manufacturing small, medium and large caliber gun systems. The main products of TCL are combat uniforms, ballistic protective gears, extreme cold clothing, and tentages for high altitude. GIL has the largest and oldest production unit of parachutes in India.
The three CMDs apprised the defence minister about the product profile, major ongoing projects, R&D efforts and modernisation activities being undertaken to meet the requirement of the three services.
The defence minister was accompanied by Secretary (Defence Production) Sanjeev Kumar and Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman of DRDO Samir V. Kamat.