Condor Não-Letal or Condor Tecnologias Não-Letais, is a Brazilian company of the
war industry,
defense
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,
pyrotechnics
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and
non-lethal weaponry.
Its portfolio includes several non-lethal products such as
rubber bullets, tear gas grenades, impact and morale grenades, tear gas grenade launchers, disabling electroshock devices, and pyrotechnics for signaling and rescue.
About 50% of Condor's non-lethal weapons production is exported to countries in
Africa and the
Middle East.
History
Founded in 1985 by a former director of Química Tupan, a former supplier of landmines to the
Brazilian Army, on the same site as the old factory,
Condor became the first specialized manufacturer of non-lethal weaponry to set up shop in Brazil.
In 2001, it exported its armaments for the first time, under order from the Brazilian Army for a
UN peacekeeping mission in
Algeria.
In 2003, in the book "Non-Lethal Weapons," U.S. Colonel
John B. Alexander, a consultant to the
U.S. Department of Defense and former commander of the
Green Berets
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in the
Vietnam War, mentioned the manufacturer and its armaments in the book.
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Firearm manufacturers of Brazil
Defence companies of Brazil
Companies based in Rio de Janeiro (state)
Manufacturing companies established in 1985
1985 establishments in Brazil
Brazilian brands
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