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CAVIM

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Compañía Anónima Venezolana de Industrias Militares
Native name
Spanish: Compañía Anónima Venezolana de Industrias Militares
Company typeState-owned company
Industrydefense
FoundedApril 29, 1975; 49 years ago (1975-04-29)
Headquarters,
Area served
Worldwide
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.[1]

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

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Firearms

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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

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CAVIM unveiled the Arpia, a licensed version of the Qods Mohajer in 2012,[11] although it was first shown restricted to VIPs in November 2011 at the El Libertador Air Base after Iran and Venezuela signed an agreement to purchase the Mojader in 2007.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Reseña Histórica - CAVIM" (in Spanish). CAVIM. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Stocks". Bloomberg News.
  3. ^ a b c John Pike. "Defense Industry". Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Zamorana Gun". Archived from the original on 2007-03-08. Retrieved 2010-03-29.
  5. ^ "Zamorana". 22 October 2010.
  6. ^ Christopher Looft (19 July 2012). "Venezuela Set to Mass Produce Kalashnikovs, Sniper Rifles". Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Venezuelan AK-103 Factory Will Start Working in 2019 -". 12 December 2016.
  9. ^ "Venezuelan Kalashnikov Plant to Begin AK-103 Manufacture in 2019 -". 13 April 2018.
  10. ^ "Cavim repotencia doce morteros M66 'Cazador' de la Infantería de Marina de Venezuela - Noticias Infodefensa América". 30 September 2016.
  11. ^ "Iranian Mohajer-2 drone appears in Venezuela. Chavez's building his own drone fleet with the help of Tehran". 12 June 2012.
  12. ^ "Jeffrey Lewis • Venezuela-Iran UAVs". lewis.armscontrolwonk.com. Archived from the original on 15 December 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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