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- Bharat Forge Limited Bharat Forge Ltd manufactures forged and machined components for the automotive, aerospace, defense, power, railway, marine, oil and gas, construction, mining, and heavy engineering sectors. The company produces a broad range of products including crankshafts, connecting rods, front axle beams, steering knuckles, chassis components, powertrain parts, emission systems, fuel injection systems, ring-rolled products, artillery systems such as Bharat-52, armored vehicles, ammunition, missiles, air defense solutions, and lightweight materials; it operates the world's largest single-location forging facility with fully automated press lines and state-of-the-art machining at sites in Mundhwa, Satara, Baramati, and Chakan in India, alongside subsidiaries like Bharat Forge Kilsta, Bharat Forge CDP, and BF Aluminiumtechnik in Europe. Founded in 1961 by Nilkanthrao A. Kalyani and headquartered in Pune, Maharashtra, Bharat Forge serves major global customers including Daimler Group, Volkswagen Group, Meritor, Dana, Rolls-Royce, and Liebherr across more than 90 countries as the flagship of the Kalyani Group. Recent developments include the completion of the acquisition of AAM India Manufacturing Private Limited in July 2025 for approximately Rs 7,465 million to expand automotive offerings for traditional and new mobility OEMs; a strategic partnership with Liebherr announced at Aero India 2025 to establish a Pune-based facility for aerospace components like landing gear parts using advanced ring mill technology; expansion of collaboration with Rolls-Royce in October 2025 for fan blades on Pearl 700 and Pearl 15X engines; and the transfer of its defense business to affiliate Kalyani Strategic Systems Limited in August 2025 for Rs 453 crore as part of internal restructuring.