Vehicle Factory Jabalpur (Hindi: वाहन निर्माणी जबलपुर), is a military motor vehicle factory, located in

Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh Jabalpur is a city situated on the banks of Narmada River in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. According to the 2011 census, it is the third-largest urban agglomeration in Madhya Pradesh and the country's 38th-largest urban agglomeration. J ...

, India, part of

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which was previously a part of

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, controlled by the

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History

The production of

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trucks (MAN 415 L1 AR), Jonga (Jabalpur Ordnance and Guncarriage Assembly) Light Utility Vehicles and the Vahan 1 ton (Nissan 4W73 Carrier), began at the

Gun Carriage Factory Jabalpur Gun Carriage Factory Jabalpur, also known as GCF Jabalpur is a defence factory and a census town in Jabalpur district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. Located in the scenic surroundings of the Satpura Range, this small government township i ...

, in 1959.

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, 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

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of Germany, along with Jonga and Vahan 1 ton under license from

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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

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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 (LRV) * Field Artillery Tractor (FAT) * Yuktirath – Light Armoured Recovery Vehicle * Truck-mounted

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CIWS with OFMK * 5 KL Fuel Tanker on Stallion * 2 KL Fuel Tanker on LPTA * Battery Command Post (BCP) * 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 (Long & Medium) * Fire fighting variants of Stallion and LPTA * Bullet-proofing of 407, LPTA,

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Gallery

File:Vehicle Factory Jabalpur (VFJ)'s Matang Truck for the Indian Army.jpg, Matang Truck for the Indian Army File:JVF-Mounted-M40-Anti-Tank-Gun.jpg, Jonga mounted with 105 mm RCL guns which destroyed most of the tanks during the 1965 and 1971 Indo-Pakistani wars File:Vehicle Factory Jabalpur (VFJ)'s Tipper on Shaktiman.jpg, Jabalpur Vehicle Factory (VFJ )'s Tipper on Shaktiman; India's first 3-way tipper was built on the Shaktiman platform File:Vehicle Factory Jabalpur (VFJ)'s Stallion Truck for the Indian Army.jpg, Stallion Mark I, now being replaced by Stallion Mark IV File:Vehicle Factory Jabalpur (VFJ)'s 5KL Water Bowser.jpg, 5000 Litres Water Bowser File:Vehicle Factory Jabalpur (VFJ)'s 2KL Water Bowser.jpg, 2000 Litres Water Bowser on LPTA File:Vehicle Factory Jabalpur (VFJ)'s LPTA 715 Truck for the Indian Army.jpg, LPTA 715 File:Vehicle Factory Jabalpur (VFJ)'s Mine Protected Vehicle.jpg, 4X4 Mine Protected Vehicle, also in 6X6 configuration, with RCWS, recce and recovery variants File:Vehicle Factory Jabalpur (VFJ)'s Bullet Proof Vehicle.jpg, 4X4 Bullet Proof Vehicle File:JVF-Chandigarh-Police-Kavach.jpg, LPTA Armoured variant File:Vehicle Factory Jabalpur (VFJ)'s Bullet Proof 407.jpg, 4X4 Riot Control Vehicle File:Integrated Communication Electronic Warfare System passes through the Rajpath during the full dress rehearsal for the Republic Day Parade-2016, in New Delhi on January 23, 2016.jpg, Integrated Communication Electronic Warfare System File:Nuclear Biological Chemical Water Purification System passes through the Rajpath during the full dress rehearsal for the Republic Day Parade-2012, in New Delhi on January 23, 2012.jpg, Nuclear Biological Chemical Water Purification System File:Mobile Base Transceiver Station passes through the Rajpath, on the occasion of the 69th Republic Day Parade 2018, in New Delhi on January 26, 2018.jpg, Mobile Base Transceiver Station File:2.5 ton (1).jpg, LPTA Field Ambulance File:Pinaka MBRL.jpg, 6X6 multi-barrel rocket launcher, soon to be produced File:VFJ-GCF 105 mm Truck-mounted Self-Propelled Gun System.jpg, VFJ-GCF 105 mm Truck-mounted Self-Propelled Gun System, in 6X6 and 4X4 configurations File:Fire power demo by Artillery of Indian Army.jpg, VFJ-GCF Sharang Towed Gun File:VFJ Flyer Internally-Transportable Vehicle (ITV), Light Strike Vehicle (LSV).jpg, Flyer Internally-Transportable Vehicle (ITV), Light Strike Vehicle (LSV) File:Dhanush howitzer during Republic Day Parade 2017.jpg, 6X6 Dhanush Field artillery tractor File:OFB-BEML 155 mm Truck-mounted Self-Propelled Gun System.jpg, VFJ-GCF 8X8 155 mm Truck-mounted Self-Propelled Gun System File:BM-30 Smerch MLRS.jpg, High Mobility Vehicle Launching Platform for Smerch Rockets, the same used for Pinaka

Technology

VFJ has an R&D centre responsible for development of future vehicles and related technologies. It has tie-ups with

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and

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. Its research partner is

Vehicle Research & Development Establishment Vehicle Research and Development Establishment (VRDE) is a laboratory of the Defence Research & Development Organization (DRDO) located at Vahannagar near Ahmednagar. Its primary function is research and development of various light tracked, whe ...

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Customers

Since VFJ produces defence vehicles, its primary customers are the

Indian Armed Forces The Indian Armed Forces are the military forces of the Republic of India. It consists of three professional uniformed services: the Indian Army, Indian Navy, and Indian Air Force.—— Additionally, the Indian Armed Forces are supported by ...

Central Armed Police Forces Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) is the collective name of central police organisations in India under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). These are technically paramilitary forces formerly known as Central Para-Military Forces (CPMF). Since ...

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and Special Forces of India, which have land-based operations. It also supplies vehicles to civilians, government and private organisations.

References

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