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{{Infobox company<br />
| name = Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited<br />
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| logo = Advanced Weapons and Equipment India.svg<br />
| logo_size = 300px<br />
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| type = [[Public sector undertakings in India|Public Sector Undertaking]]<br />
| foundation = {{Start date|df=y|2021|10|01}}<br />
| defunct = <br />
| fate = <br />
| successors = <br />
| predecessor = [[Ordnance Factory Board]]<br />
| hq_location = Ordnance Factory Kanpur<br />
| hq_location_city = [[Kanpur]]<br />
| hq_location_country = [[India]]<br />
| area_served = <br />
| key_people = Shri Umesh Singh, [[IOFS]]<br />
| num_employees = <br />
| revenue = <br />
| owner = [[Government of India]]<br />
| divisions = {{Unbulleted list| [[Field Gun Factory, Kanpur]]| Gun and Shell Factory Cossipore| [[Gun Carriage Factory Jabalpur]]| Ordnance factory Kanpur| Ordnance Factory Project Korwa| [[Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli]]| [[Rifle Factory Ishapore]]| [[Small Arms Factory, Kanpur]]}}<br />
| industry = Defence Production<br />
| products = {{plainlist|[[Small arms]],| [[rocket launcher]]s| [[Mortar (weapon)|mortars]]| [[Land mine|mines]]| [[artillery]]}}<br />
| website = [https://aweil.in/ aweil.in]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited''' (AWEIL) is an Indian defence [[Public Sector Undertakings in India|public sector undertaking]], headquartered in [[Kanpur]], [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Advanced Weapons & Equipment India Limited |url=https://www.icsi.edu/media/webmodules/05092022_Notice.pdf |access-date=September 7, 2024 |website=www.icsi.edu}}</ref> AWE primarily manufactures [[small arms]] and [[artillery]] guns for the [[Indian Armed Forces]], foreign militaries, and domestic civilian use.<br />
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==History==<br />
AWEIL was established in 2021 as part of the restructuring and corporatisation of the [[Ordnance Factory Board]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Peri |first=Dinakar |date=2024-05-19 |title=Indo-Russian joint venture handed over 27,000 Ak-203 assault rifles to Indian Army |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/indo-russian-joint-venture-handed-over-27000-ak-203-assault-rifles-to-indian-army/article68193891.ece |access-date=2024-09-17 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> which was divided into seven different [[Public sector undertakings in India|Public Sector Undertakings]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Seven new defence companies, carved out of OFB, dedicated to the Nation on the occasion of Vijayadashami |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1764148 |access-date=16 October 2021 |work=[[Ministry of Defence (India)]] |publisher=[[Press Information Bureau]] |date=5 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Pubby |first1=Manu |title=Modi to launch seven new PSUs this week, Defence Ministry approves Rs 65,000-crore orders |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/seven-new-psus-this-week-defence-ministry-approves-rs-65000-cr-orders/articleshow/86946027.cms |access-date=16 October 2021 |work=The Economic Times |date=12 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Chandra |first=Prakash |title=India closes in on self-reliance in defence |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/india-closes-in-on-self-reliance-in-defence-2870437 |access-date=2024-09-17 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Factory==<br />
AWEIL consists of the following factories of the erstwhile Ordnance Factory Board:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Splitting of OFB |url=https://pib.gov.in/pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1776096 |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=pib.gov.in}}</ref><br />
{{bulleted list| [[Field Gun Factory, Kanpur]]| [[Gun and Shell Factory, Cossipore]]| [[Gun Carriage Factory Jabalpur]]| [[Ordnance Factory, Kanpur]]| Ordnance Factory Project Korwa| [[Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli]]| [[Rifle Factory Ishapore]]| [[Small Arms Factory, Kanpur]]}}<br />
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AWEIL has an ownership stake in [[Indo-Russia Rifles]] alongside [[Kalashnikov Concern]] and [[Rosoboronexport]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Indo-Russian venture completes production of AK-203 first batch |url=https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/indo-russian-venture-completes-production-of-ak-203-first-batch |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=Janes.com |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Skill development==<br />
=== Ordnance Factories Institute of Learning Ishapore ===<br />
Training activity at the company includes the work of the Ordnance Factories Institute of Learning at Ishapore. The centre have long offered courses in trades like machining, fitting and other technical skills, and this training setup continued after the reorganisation of the factories into defence public sector units.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Inside India’s ordnance factories: What corporatisation means for workers |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-india-ordnance-factories-workers-corporatisation-7391706/ |date=2021-07-18 |access-date=2025-12-04}}</ref><br />
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Apprenticeship programmes and skill-upgrade courses remain part of the training framework, providing practical experience to new and existing workers.<ref>{{Cite news |title=After corporatisation, what changes for ordnance factory workers? |url=https://www.business-standard.com/india-news/after-corporatisation-what-changes-for-ordnance-factory-workers-121100100479_1.html |date=2021-10-01 |access-date=2025-12-04}}</ref><br />
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Training activity in the Kolkata defence manufacturing cluster also includes routine safety exercises and hands-on instruction related to workshop practices.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Factory safety drills and training in Kolkata defence units |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/factory-safety-training-at-kolkata-defence-units/cid/1843291 |date=2021-12-20 |access-date=2025-12-04}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited]] (AVNL), [[Chennai]]<br />
*[[Gliders India Limited]] (GIL), [[Kanpur]]<br />
*[[India Optel Limited]] (IOL), [[Dehradun]]<br />
*[[Munitions India Limited]] (MIL), Pune<br />
*[[Troop Comforts Limited]] (TCL), Kanpur<br />
*[[Yantra India Limited]] (YIL), [[Nagpur]]<br />
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