Gliders india limited

Gliders India Limited is a Government of India company under the Ministry of Defence. It makes military parachutes, cargo systems and aero-sport equipment. Its head office is in Kanpur, India. The site names the Ordnance Parachute Factory in Kanpur as one of its units.

The company serves the Ministry of Defence and the Army, Air Force and Navy. Its homepage lists DGQA among its important organisations. News on the site says the Defence Research and Development Organisation held a first live jump of an advanced high altitude parachute made by the Ordnance Parachute Factory. The company also received a certificate of appreciation at Aero India 2025 for indigenising a parachute for the Su-30 MKI.

The leadership page describes the chairman and managing director, who took charge in January 2025. It also names a director of finance. The chairman worked earlier on parachutes, inflatables, troop comfort equipment, extreme cold climate gear and technical textiles. The company opened a modernized textile testing lab at the factory on 31 October 2025.

The site lists notices and events. These include an outreach session on 11 April 2026 and a Sadhana Week in April 2026. It also has pages for production units, history, human resources and its vision and mission. Two phone numbers are listed, and the site has a contact form.