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.[1]
Native name | Spanish: Compañía Anónima Venezolana de Industrias Militares |
|---|---|
| Company type | State-owned company |
| Industry | defense |
| Founded | April 29, 1975 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Ammunitions, firearms, explosive |
| Owner | Venezuelan Ministry of People's Power for Defense |
| Website | www.cavim.com.ve |
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.[2]
History edit
Firearms edit
CAVIM manufactured the Zamorana in 2006, which is Venezuela's first indigenous small arm.[3] This was made with some parts from the Czech Republic.[4][5]
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.[3] CAVIM's AK-103 factories opened officially in 2012 without the necessary manufacturing equipment.[3][6] CAVIM-made AK-103s were delivered to the Venezuelan Army in 2013.[7]
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,[8] full-scale production was initially stated to start in 2019,[9] however, no progress on the project has been officially stated.
In 2016, CAVIM unveiled the M66 Hunter commando mortar for the Venezuelan Marine Corp.[10]
UAVs edit
CAVIM unveiled the Arpia, a licensed version of the Qods Mohajer in 2012,[11] 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.[12]
References edit
- ^ "Reseña Histórica - CAVIM" (in Spanish). CAVIM. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ^ "Stocks". Bloomberg News.
- ^ a b c John Pike. "Defense Industry". Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ^ "Zamorana Gun". Archived from the original on 2007-03-08. Retrieved 2010-03-29.
- ^ "Zamorana". 22 October 2010.
- ^ Christopher Looft (19 July 2012). "Venezuela Set to Mass Produce Kalashnikovs, Sniper Rifles". Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ^ "Cavim inicia entrega de fusiles de asalto Kalashnikov AK-103 a la Fuerza Armada de Venezuela". Infodefensa.com. 3 June 2013. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
- ^ "Venezuelan AK-103 Factory Will Start Working in 2019 -". 12 December 2016.
- ^ "Venezuelan Kalashnikov Plant to Begin AK-103 Manufacture in 2019 -". 13 April 2018.
- ^ "Cavim repotencia doce morteros M66 'Cazador' de la Infantería de Marina de Venezuela - Noticias Infodefensa América". 30 September 2016.
- ^ "Iranian Mohajer-2 drone appears in Venezuela. Chavez's building his own drone fleet with the help of Tehran". 12 June 2012.
- ^ "Jeffrey Lewis • Venezuela-Iran UAVs". lewis.armscontrolwonk.com. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
External links edit
- Official website (in Spanish)