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'''515 Army Base Workshop ''' is a wing of [[Indian Army Corps of EME|Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers (EME)]] of the [[Indian Army]].<ref name="eme">{{cite news|title=EME unveils 'Drona' on eve of 57th anniversary|url=http://hindu.com/2000/10/13/stories/0413210o.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125051430/http://hindu.com/2000/10/13/stories/0413210o.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 January 2013|access-date=16 Aug 2012 | location=Chennai, India|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=13 October 2000}}</ref>

The 515 Army Base Workshop is one of the eight Army workshops located across India. The headquarters, Base Workshop Group, is in [[Meerut]]. These workshops come under the Corps of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers and employ an estimated 18,000 civilian workforce.<ref name="eme" /> The EME kept 97 per cent of the equipment in operationally fit condition during [[Kargil War|Operation Vijay]].<ref name="eme" />

==Task==
The unit was tasked in 2002 to build and complete flight trials of spares for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) [[IAI Searcher|Searcher]] and the indigenously developed UAV [[DRDO Nishant|Nishant]]. The workshop also manufactures spares of various kinds of equipment and weapon systems used by Indian Army such as missiles, tanks ([[T-55]] and [[T-72]]), Infantry Combat Vehicles ([[BMP 1]] and [[BMP-2|BMP 2]]), Artillery guns (130 mm FD Gun and 155 mm [[Bofors guns]]).

The spare parts manufactured by the workshop were of critical importance and were extensively used during [[Operation Parakram]].

The workshop produces small range training simulator [[Drona (Simulator)|Drona]], and has installed it at various naval establishments, units of the [[Indian Air Force]], and [[Assam Rifles]]. It is a hi-tech electronic and software based equipment designed to sharpen the firing skills of soldiers. The workshop also manufactures hand grenades and small arms range training simulators for Indian Army, which are Designed by Simulator Development Division Secunderabad and TOT (Transfer of Technology) carried out by SDD.

The workshop is undertaking indigenisation of spares required for mine-resistant vehicle [[Casspir]], used in counter insurgency operations for transportation of troops.

Besides, the EME has a Station Workshop, which provides repair and maintenance support to various Defence establishments located in Bengaluru and four Maintainability Advisory Groups (MAGs) with public sector undertakings. The MAGs act as a link between the Army and industries engaged in Defence production. They are [[Bharat Electronics|BEL]], [[Indian Telephone Industries Limited|ITI]], [[Hindustan Aeronautics Limited|HAL]], and [[Electronics and Radar Development Establishment|LRDE]]. The MAGs look into aspects related to maintainability during design development and in-service phase of equipment being introduced or in use in the Army.<ref>{{cite news|title=515 Army Base Workshop tests spares for UAVs|url=http://hindu.com/2002/10/13/stories/2002101301670500.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125234655/http://hindu.com/2002/10/13/stories/2002101301670500.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 January 2013|access-date=14 Aug 2012 | location=Chennai, India|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=13 October 2002}}</ref>

In August 2012, 515 Army Workshop was asked to double its production of Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM) simulators from 11 to 23. The workshop, which started [[ATGM]] simulators production in 2008 to meet growing requirements of Indian Army, has produced over 143 simulators. Simulators are used for effective virtual simulation for day and night engagement with a wide choice of terrain, target and attack profiles.<ref name="army">{{cite web|title=Army workshop to rev up missile production|url=http://newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/article588362.ece|access-date=14 Aug 2012}}</ref>

These simulators help perform evaluation of trainees and capabilities in engaging aerial targets without loss of life or expensive machinery.<ref name="army" />

Infantry Weapon Training Systems (IWTS) manufactured by 515 Workshop are adaptable for training on 7.62mm [[AK-47]] rifles, Light Machine Guns, 9mm carbine and pistol and 5.56mm Realistic Imitation Firearm (RIF).<ref name="army" />

Virtual para-training simulators produced by 515 Workshop help simulate standing near the aircraft’s exit and voice commands of various scenarios to check reactions for various commands, while the trainee is suspended by a harness and wears reality goggles projecting the images simulating an actual jump.<ref name="army" />

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==See also==
* [[Indian Army]]
* [[Siachen Base Camp]]

{{Indian Army Arms and Services}}

[[Category:Indian Army bases]]
[[Category:Indian Army Corps of Engineers]]
[[Category:Military technology]]

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