EMPORDEF, SGPS, SA ( pt, Empresa Portuguesa de Defesa, Portuguese Defense Company) was a
holding company
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, created in March 1997,
owned by the
Portuguese government
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which manages other companies directly or indirectly connected to the
defense sector
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, such as
telecommunication
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s,
information technology
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, engineering, aeronautical construction and
shipbuilding
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.
In January, 2020, it was announced that the Portuguese government had completed the liquidation of the company.
The remainder of its assets were transferred to ''idD - Plataforma das Indústrias de Defesa Nacionais''.
Participated companies
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OGMA
OGMA – Indústria Aeronáutica de Portugal S.A. is a Portuguese aerospace company focused on aircraft maintenance and manufacturing.
History
OGMA was founded as part of the reorganisation of the Portuguese Army's Aeronautic Service on June 2 ...
(35% ownership) - Aeronautical industry.
* IDD (100%) - Demilitarization of defense materiel.
* EMPORDEF-TI (100%) - Simulation, training, test and maintenance support systems.
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EID (38.57%) - Communication systems.
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Edisoft
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(17.5%) - Weapon control, information integration, military logistics, collective security and space systems.
* DEFAERLOC (100%) -
C-295
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Work on what would become the C-295 was started d ...
leasing
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company
* DEFLOC (81%) -
EH-101
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leasing company
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Naval Rocha (45%) - Shipbuilding industry.
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Arsenal do Alfeite
Arsenal do Alfeite, SA is a company with an area of 36 hectares of implantation included in the Lisbon Naval Base. It is mainly dedicated to satisfying the needs of shipbuilding, maintenance, modernization and repair of the Portuguese Navy, othe ...
(100%) - Shipbuilding industry.
* OGMA Imobiliária, S.A. (100%) - Real estate.
* EEN (100%) - Naval engineering.
* Ribeira d’Atalaia – Sociedade Imobiliária, S.A. (57%) - Real estate.
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ENVC (100%) - Shipbuilding industry.
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INDEP
INDEP - Indústrias Nacionais de Defesa, EP (Defense National Industries, Public Corporation) was a defense industry company owned by the Portugal, Portuguese Government and created to replace the ''Fábrica Nacional de Munições, Fábrica Naciona ...
(100%) - Weapons and ammunition.
See also
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Portuguese Armed Forces
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Portuguese Air Force
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European Defence Agency
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European Space Agency
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Leasing
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Offset agreement
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Foreign Military Sales
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Portuguese Pandur
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Critical Software
Critical Software is a Portuguese international information systems and software company, headquartered in Coimbra. The company was established in 1998, from the University of Coimbra's business incubator and technology transfer centre, Institut ...
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Rohde & Schwarz
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References
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External links
EMPORDEF official website
EMPORDEF - ''Empresa Portuguesa de Defesa'', SGPS,SA
Military corporations
Government-owned companies of Portugal
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