Munitions India Limited (MIL), Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Debashish Banerjee conducted inspection of ‘Mango Project’ and chaired a marathon review meetings with Russian delegates and senior officers of Ordnance Factory Khamaria, Bhandara and HEPS Pune, on Tuesday.

CGM, Banerjee, accompanied by technical team of Russian company, Chief General Managers of OF Khamaria, Bhandara and HEPS Pune conducted a visit of production line of 125-mm Anti-Aircraft Ammunition and sought information about indigenisation of production.

 

The visit was followed by a meeting started at around 4.30 pm which was continued till night hours. During the marathon meeting, final observation team of Russian company took stock the production works and held rigorous technical discussions pertaining to the streamlining of ammunition production.

It may be noted that findings and technical verification by final observation team will pave the way for handing over of Mango Project to the Ordnance Factory Khamaria to kick-start indigenous production of 125-mm anti-aircraft ammunition.

 

and Russian delegation will be continued on day two on July 24.

It may be noted that the production of 125 mm Anti-Aircraft Ammunition was started at OFK in collaboration with Russian Company under Transfer of Technology Agreement between Indian and Russian governments in year 2017.