OFV was established in 1964 immediately after Chinese aggression mainly for undertaking the manufacture of 7.62mm ammunition to replace 0.303” cartridges which acts the primary ammunition of Indian Army till then. The production started in the year 1965 with the plant & machines received under U.S. aid. After development of Indian National Small Arms System (INSAS) by ARDE, DRDO, two state of the art production lines of capacity 75MRD for manufacturing 5.56x45mm ammunition were commissioned in the year 1999-2000. Today OFV produces varieties of Small Arms Ammunition.