KOLKATA (PTI): Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) is targeting to export Rs 1,000 crore worth of defence ammunition products over the next two years, its chairman P K Srivastava said Thursday.
Last year, the state-run OFB's exports stood at Rs 250 crore, he said, adding that a deal of Rs 500 crore in the current fiscal would be finalised shortly.
For the first time, OFB has conducted a conference rpt conference for defence attaches with Indian embassies abroad to keep them updated on the products which it manufactures as also their export potential.
"There was never a thrust on exports even a decade back. But now, with the change in approach, we are pursuing the global market," Srivastava, also the Director General of Ordnance Factory (DGOF), said.
He said all the 41-odd ordnance factories were embracing technological advancements with focus on research and development.
OFB targets Rs 1,000 crore exports in two years
Article Posted on : - Sep 13, 2018
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