Autocoat Engineering supplies defence spray booths, CARC-capable paint booths, tank and armoured vehicle paint booths, missile coating chambers, and defence electronics paint systems to Ordnance Factory Board, Bharat Dynamics, HAL, BEL, DRDO, BEML and Mazagon Dock. OFB approved, MIL-STD compliant, since 1985.
India’s defence sector — Ordnance Factory Board, DPSUs, BDL, BEL, HAL, BEML, DRDO labs, and the emerging private defence ecosystem under DAP 2020 — requires paint booths that pass rigorous OFB / MIL-STD vendor qualification, handle CARC (Chemical Agent Resistant Coating), and support full documentation for defence procurement audits. Autocoat has supplied defence paint booths for 30+ years to Ordnance Factory units, BDL missile facilities, and defence PSU armoured vehicle plants.
| Booth type | Best for | Typical size | Price range (INR) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small arms / ammunition booth | Rifles, MGs, ammunition cases | 3×2×2 m to 5×3×3 m | ₹20 lakh – ₹60 lakh |
| Missile / rocket coating booth | BDL Prithvi, Akash, BrahMos | 8×4×4 m to 15×6×5 m | ₹50 lakh – ₹1.5 crore |
| Artillery / heavy weapons | Bofors, K9 Vajra, Dhanush | 10×5×4 m to 15×6×5 m | ₹60 lakh – ₹2 crore |
| Main battle tank booth | Arjun, T-90, ICV BMP-2 | 15×8×5 m to 20×10×6 m | ₹1 crore – ₹2.5 crore |
| Defence electronics component | Radar, EW, communication housings | 4×3×3 m to 8×5×4 m | ₹25 lakh – ₹80 lakh |
| Naval component | Mazagon Dock, GRSE parts | Custom — up to 25×8×6 m | ₹40 lakh – ₹1.5 crore |
| DRDO R&D lab booth | Prototype & materials research | 1×1×1 m to 3×2×2 m | ₹4 lakh – ₹25 lakh |
OFB & BDL approved · CARC compliant · MIL-STD documentation · Full IQ/OQ/PQ · Defence audit ready · Since 1985
Request Defence Quote → Call +91-9322508192Specialised paint booth engineered to meet OFB (Ordnance Factory Board), Bharat Dynamics and defence PSU vendor-quality standards for coating military hardware - tanks, artillery, missiles, small arms, ammunition, defence electronics, vehicle armour. Handles CARC paint systems, mil-spec camouflage, and toxic paint chemistries.
Yes. Approved vendor with Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) for defence spray booths and industrial coating equipment. Also approved by Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) Hyderabad for missile coating, and by HAL for aerospace-defence. Vendor reference numbers shared under NDA.
CARC (Chemical Agent Resistant Coating) is a polyurethane paint system per MIL-DTL-53072 that resists chemical warfare agents, provides IR signature management, and delivers durable camouflage. Contains isocyanate hardener requiring supplied-air respirators, HEPA H14, activated carbon exhaust, explosion-proof electricals. Autocoat defence booths are CARC-compliant.
OFB units (Chanda, Avadi, Trichy, Medak, Katni, Ambajhari), BDL (Hyderabad, Bhanur, Vishakhapatnam), HAL Bangalore & Nashik, BEL, BEML, Mazagon Dock, GRSE, DRDO labs (ADE, ADA, DMSRDE, RCI, TBRL), and private defence sector vendors.
₹20 lakh (small arms component) to ₹2.5 crore+ (tank / armoured vehicle). Small arms ₹20-60 lakh, missile ₹50 lakh-₹1.5 crore, artillery ₹60 lakh-₹2 crore, main battle tank ₹1-2.5 crore, defence electronics ₹25-80 lakh. Includes OFB/BDL documentation and CARC compatibility.
OFB vendor quality, MIL-DTL-53072 for CARC, MIL-STD-889 dissimilar metal corrosion, IS 13849 defence painting, NFPA 33 fire protection, CPCB VOC norms, BIS IS 3103 ventilation, Factories Act 1948, Arms Act ammunition storage adjacency, DRDO lab safety protocols.
Yes. Typical tank paint booth: 15x8x5 m internal cabin, downdraft airflow, HEPA H13 filtration, roll-up tank-access door, CARC-capable exhaust, supplied-air respirator hookups, drive-in ramp with 60-tonne load capacity. HVF Avadi and OFB Chanda have installed similar Autocoat booths for MBT Arjun and armoured vehicles.
