Goodluck Defence And Aerospace

GDAL was incorporated in 2023 as a dedicated defence subsidiary, with a clear mandate: manufacture artillery shell bodies for a world that has suddenly discovered it doesn't have enough of them. In October 2025, the company inaugurated a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Sikandrabad, Bulandshahr district, Uttar Pradesh — built with an initial production capacity of 1,50,000 shells per annum which now they are increasing it to 4lac shells per annum. The facility covers forging, machining, heat treatment, and coating of shell bodies ranging from 105mm to 155mm, with the 155mm M107 variant as the primary commercial product. GDAL holds an Industrial Licence under the Indian Arms Act, 1959, permitting manufacture of artillery shells across major calibers — 105mm, 120mm, 125mm, 130mm and 155mm — in variants including HE M107, ERFB, ERFB BB and ERFB BT. Critically, GDAL has already cleared certification by the DGQA (Directorate General of Quality Assurance, Ministry of Defence) — passing Visual Examination, Gauging, Dimensional Inspection and Dynamic Test for 155mm M107 Ready-to-Fill Artillery Shells assembled with a recovery plug. This isn't a pre-revenue startup on paper — it's a licensed, certified, commercially producing defence manufacturer.