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{{short description|Indian weapons production company}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2015}}
{{Infobox company
| name = India Optel Limited
| native_name =
| logo = India_Optel_Limited's_logo.png
| logo_size = 200px
| image_size =
| type = [[Public sector undertakings in India|Public Sector Undertaking]]
| foundation = {{Start date and age|2021|10|01|df=yes}}
| defunct =
| fate =
| successors =
| predecessor = [[Ordnance Factory Board]]
| hq_location = OFIL Campus
| hq_location_city = [[Dehradun]]
| hq_location_country = [[India]]
| area_served =
| key_people = <br/> Shri Tushar Tripathi, Chairman and Managing Director
| num_employees =
| revenue = Rs.691 Cr. FY-2020-21
| owner = [[Government of India]]
| divisions = {{Unbulleted_list| Opto-Electronics Factory, Dehradun| Ordnance Factory, Chandigarh| Ordnance Factory, Dehradun}}
| industry = Defence Production
| products = {{Bulleted_list|Electro-optical sensors|Weapon sights|Communication equipments}}
| website = [https://indiaoptel.in/ indiaoptel.in]
}}

'''India Optel Limited''' is an Indian state-owned defence company, headquartered in [[Dehradun]], India established in 2021 as part of the restructuring and corporatization of the [[Ordnance Factory Board]] into seven different [[Public sector undertakings in India|Public Sector Undertakings]].<ref name="mint2021">{{cite news |last1=Roche |first1=Elizabeth |title=New defence PSUs will help India become self-reliant: PM |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/pm-urges-restructured-defence-units-to-help-india-become-military-industry-power-11634288891758.html |access-date=16 October 2021 |work=mint |date=15 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref><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> India Optel primarily manufactures [[Electro-optics|electro-optical]] sensors, weapon sights and communication equipment for the use of the [[Indian Armed Forces]] and foreign militaries.<ref name="Moneycontrol 2023 o081">{{cite web | title=Three years after forming seven new defence PSUs, govt mulls merger of five units: Report | website=Moneycontrol | date=2023-09-04 | url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/three-years-after-forming-seven-new-defence-psus-govt-mulls-merger-of-five-units-report-11308981.html | access-date=2023-09-07}}</ref><ref name="Express Pharma 2023 r749">{{cite web | title=Optel Group wins 'Dream Company to Work For' award at Stars of the Industry Awards | website=Express Pharma | date=2023-04-04 | url=https://www.expresspharma.in/optel-group-wins-dream-company-to-work-for-award-at-stars-of-the-industry-awards/ | access-date=2023-09-07}}</ref>

India Optel Limited consists of the following three factories of the erstwhile Ordnance Factory Board:
{{bulleted list| Opto-Electronics Factory, Dehradun| Ordnance Factory, Chandigarh| Ordnance Factory, Dehradun}}

== Collaboration ==
In order to transfer production of the SIGMA 30N Digital Ring Laser Gyro Inertial Navigation System, which is used in artillery guns, air defense systems, missiles, and radars, as well as the CM3-MR Direct Firing Sight, which is intended for artillery guns and anti-drone systems, India Optel Limited and [[Safran Electronics & Defense]] signed a collaboration agreement on December 22, 2025. In order to guarantee that the systems satisfy the operational requirements of the [[Indian Army]], IOL will be in charge of production, final assembly, testing, quality control, and complete life-cycle support.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-12-22 |title=IOL signs collaboration agreement with SAFRAN to manufacture two high-precision, combat-proven systems in India |url=https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2207389&reg=3&lang=1 |access-date=2025-12-27 |website=[[Press Information Bureau]] |agency=Ministry of Defence, Government of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2025-12-22 |title=PSU signs pact with France’s Safran group to make advanced defence systems in India |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/psu-signs-pact-with-frances-safran-group-to-make-advanced-defence-systems-in-india/article70426436.ece |access-date=2025-12-27 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==See also==
*Other PSUs formed from Ordnance Factory Board:-
**[[Advanced Weapons and Equipment India Limited]] (AWE), Kanpur
**[[Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited]] (AVANI), Chennai
**[[Gliders India Limited]] (GIL), Kanpur
**[[Munitions India Limited]] (MIL), Pune
**[[Troop Comforts Limited]] (TCL), Kanpur
**[[Yantra India Limited]] (YIL), Nagpur

==References==
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{{Public Sector Undertakings in India| state = collapsed}}

[[Category:Defence companies of India]]
[[Category:Government-owned companies of India]]
[[Category:Indian companies established in 2021]]
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Stuee.Singh at 09:40, 23 March 2026