Pindad

PT. PINDAD is an Indonesian government owned manufacturing industry specializing in military and commercial products. Its activities cover design, development, engineering and fabrication as well as maintenance.

History
Founded in 1808 as a military equipment workshop in Surabaya under the name of Artillerie Constructie Winkel (ACW), this workshop expanded into a factory and after it had undergone same name change, it moved to Bandung in 1923.

The Dutch handed over the factory to Indonesian Government on April 29, 1950. Then the factory was officially named Pabrik Senjata dan Munisi (PSM) (English: weapon and ammunition factory) and located in where PT. PINDAD lies now. Since then PT. PINDAD had change into an industry of military tools and equipment under the management of TNI (Indonesian Army). PT. PINDAD changed its status into a state owned company called PT. PINDAD (Persero) on April 29, 1983. The agency change into PT. Pakarya Industri (Persero) and then changed again into PT. Bahana Pakarya Industri Strategis (Persero).

In the year 2002, the status of PT. PINDAD (Persero) was again changed by the government, and since then the company is under the Ministry of State Enterprises.

Over the years, Pindad has received visitors from delegations sent by Bangladesh, Brunei and Germany.

Awards
Pindad has received awards, recently being awarded to president Budi Santoso by Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono due to the creation of the Pindad SS1 & Pindad SS2 rifles that enabled the Indonesian Army to win at the recent Asean Army Rifle Meet XVI contest in 2006.

Weapons
Sidearms Submachine Guns Assault Rifles ' Battle Rifles Machine Guns Sniper Rifles Grenade Launchers Others
 * Pindad R1 revolver
 * Pindad P1 9x19mm Pistol
 * Pindad P2 9x19mm Pistol
 * Pindad P3 7.65x17mm Pistol
 * Pindad PS-01 5.56x21mm Assault Pistol
 * Pindad G2
 * Pindad PM1 9mm SMG
 * Pindad PM2 9mm SMG
 * Pindad SS1 - Licensed from FN's FNC.
 * Pindad SS2
 * Pindad SS3
 * Pindad SS4
 * Pindad SM-2 7.62mm Machine Gun - Licensed from the FN Mag.
 * Pindad SM-3 5.56mm Machine Gun - Licensed from the FN Minimi.
 * Pindad SMB-QBC 12.7mm Heavy Machine Gun - Licensed from ST Kinetics' CIS 50MG.
 * Pindad SMB-2 12.7mm Heavy Machine Gun - Licensed from the M2 Browning machine gun.
 * Pindad SPR-1 7.62mm single-shot bolt action sniper rifle
 * Pindad SPR-2 12.7mm anti materiel rifle
 * Pindad SPR-3 7.62mm magazine fed bolt action sniper rifle
 * Pindad SPG-1 40mm Grenade launcher (for the SS1 and SS2 assault rifles)
 * Pindad SPG-2 40mm Grenade launcher
 * Pindad SPG-3 40mm Automatic Grenade Launcher - Licensed from ST Kinetics' CIS 40 AGL.
 * Pindad 1" Flare Gun
 * Pindad Mo-1 60mm Mortar
 * Pindad Mo-2 60mm Mortar
 * Pindad Mo-3 81mm Mortar
 * Pindad 40mm Silent Mortar
 * Pindad ME-105 105mm Howitzer
 * Pindad PK-1 field knife
 * Pindad PL-1 throwing knife

Vehicles
Armoured vehicles
 * Pindad APC Anoa 6x6
 * Pindad Komodo
 * Pindad Rantis
 * Pindad RPP-M