Ordnance Parachute Factory is one of the 40 manufacturing units working under Ordnance Factory Board Kolkota (Ministry of Defence Production), Govt. of India. Ordnance Parachute Factory was established in the year 1941 at Kanpur (UP), India.
It started as a repair unit of Man Carrying Parachutes & thereafter commenced & established production of Supply Drop Parachutes & Military Uniforms in 1962. In 1970 production of personnel parachutes i.e. PTR-M & PTR-R was established. In 1971 production of floats for KM Bridge and inflatable boats was also established.
Main Products of Factory :
Parachute Items
Rubberized Items
Key Milestone of OPF are :
| 1941 : | Set up in KEM Hall, Phool Bagh, Kanpur. |
| 1961 : | Shifted to Napier Road, Cantt, Kanpur. Continued as a Parachute Repair Unit |
| 1962 : | Supply Drop Parachute and Uniforms for Army |
| 1970 : | Bulk Production of Man Carrying Parachutes (PTRM & PTRR) |
| 1971 : | Bulk Production of Float |
| 1984 & 1989 : | Bagged Best Ordnance Factory Efficiency Trophy |
| 1995 : | Production of PTAM & PTAR |
| 1996 : | Accredited with ISO-9001 Certification by EAQA-UK |
| 1997 : | National Award for Outstanding Employer for the Disabled presented by President of India |
| 2000 : | BNBC Suits. Brake Parachute MIG-29 |
| 2002 : | Computerized Socks Knitting Machines (First step towards Modernization) |
| 2003 : | Accredited of ISO-9001:2000 by NQA-QSR. 10,000 NBCW Suits MK-I was supplied to Army in record time |
| 2004 : | Bullet Proof Jacket. NABL approval was obtained for accreditation of Laboratory. Accredited with ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Management Systems (EMS) by AQSR India |
| 2005 : | Brake Parachute for Sukhoi-30 Aircraft |
| 2007 : | Heavy Drop Parachute for AN-32 Aircraft |
| 2009 : | Combat Free Fall (CFF) Parachute System with Life Support Accessories |
| 2010 : | Computerized Cloth Cutting Machine (CAD/CAM) installed |
| 2011 : | Productionisation of PSM Series Parachute |
| 2013 : | Productionisation of Paradrum |
| 2015 : | Crossed Milestone of Supply of 10000 Nos each of PTAM and PTAR |
| 2016 : | Produced 2 sets of P-7 Heavy Drop Parachute System for Army trials (in final stage) |
| 2017 : | QMS upgraded to ISO 9001: 2015 |
Last Updated : 25 March 2023
