CAVIM

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Compañía Anónima Venezolana de Industrias Militares
Native name
Spanish: Compañía Anónima Venezolana de Industrias Militares
TypeState-owned company
Industrydefense
FoundedApril 29, 1975; 46 years ago (1975-04-29)
Headquarters
Caracas, Capital District
,
Venezuela
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
 (President) (arrested by Guaido)[1]
ProductsAmmunitions, firearms, explosive
OwnerVenezuelan Ministry of People's Power for Defense
Websitewww.cavim.com.ve

CAVIM (Compañía Anónima Venezolana de Industrias Militares or Venezuelan Company of Military Industries in English) is a Venezuelan state-owned firearms manufacturer, which was created by Presidential Decree No. 883 of the then Venezuela President Carlos Andrés Pérez on 29 April 1975.[2]

CAVIM is run by Venezuelan Ministry of People's Power for Defense and its products are used by the National Bolivarian Armed Forces of Venezuela. It's based in Caracas.[3]

History[]

Firearms[]

CAVIM manufactured the Zamorana in 2006, which is Venezuela's first indigenous small arm.[4] This was made with some parts from the Czech Republic.[5][6]

The AK-103 was also licensed to CAVIM for manufacturing in Venezuela with initial licensing fee payments made in 2006 and the transfer of Russian-made AK-103s to Venezuela in 2008.[4] CAVIM's AK-103 factories opened officially in 2012 without the necessary manufacturing equipment.[4][7] CAVIM-made AK-103s were delivered to the Venezuelan Army in 2013.[8]

Due to trouble with the plant with the Russian contractor failing to meet deadlines with a case of fraud, which forced CAVIM to finish the rest of the construction,[9] full-scale production will start by 2019.[10]

In 2016, CAVIM unveiled the M66 Hunter commando mortar for the Venezuelan Marine Corp.[11]

UAVs[]

CAVIM unveiled the Arpia, a licensed version of the Qods Mohajer in 2012,[12] although it was first shown restricted to VIPs on November 2011 at the El Libertador Air Base after Iran and Venezuela signed an agreement to purchase the Mojader in 2007.[13]

References[]

  1. ^ https://mobile.twitter.com/ConflictsW/status/1123205160120004608?p=p
  2. ^ "Reseña Histórica - CAVIM" (in Spanish). CAVIM. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  3. ^ https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapid=30520170
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c John Pike. "Defense Industry". Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  5. ^ "Zamorana Gun". Archived from the original on 2007-03-08. Retrieved 2010-03-29.
  6. ^ "Zamorana". 22 October 2010.
  7. ^ Christopher Looft (19 July 2012). "Venezuela Set to Mass Produce Kalashnikovs, Sniper Rifles". Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  8. ^ "Cavim inicia entrega de fusiles de asalto Kalashnikov AK-103 a la Fuerza Armada de Venezuela". Infodefensa.com. 3 June 2013. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  9. ^ "Venezuelan AK-103 Factory Will Start Working in 2019 -". 12 December 2016.
  10. ^ "Venezuelan Kalashnikov Plant to Begin AK-103 Manufacture in 2019 -". 13 April 2018.
  11. ^ "Cavim repotencia doce morteros M66 'Cazador' de la Infantería de Marina de Venezuela - Noticias Infodefensa América". 30 September 2016.
  12. ^ "Iranian Mohajer-2 drone appears in Venezuela. Chavez's building his own drone fleet with the help of Tehran". 12 June 2012.
  13. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20121215074802/http://lewis.armscontrolwonk.com/archive/5390/venezuela-iran-uavs

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