PT Pindad (Persero) ( id, Perindustrian Tentara Nasional Indonesia - Angkatan Darat, ), is an Indonesian state-owned enterprise specialising in

military A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct ...

and commercial products. Pindad provides the

armament A weapon, arm or armament is any implement or device that can be used to deter, threaten, inflict physical damage, harm, or kill. Weapons are used to increase the efficacy and efficiency of activities such as hunting, crime, law enforcement, s ...

s and munitions for the Indonesian National Armed Forces and other uniformed agencies mainly to support the defense and security capabilities of the Republic of Indonesia. Aside from the defense industry, Pindad also produces industrial products for other fields such as transportation and commercial explosives. Pindad's activities include design, development, engineering and fabrication as well as maintenance.

History

In 1808, Governor-General Daendels ordered the establishment of workshops for

materiel Materiel (; ) refers to supplies, equipment, and weapons in military supply-chain management, and typically supplies and equipment in a commercial supply chain context. In a military context, the term ''materiel'' refers either to the specif ...

munitions Ammunition (informally ammo) is the material fired, scattered, dropped, or detonated from any weapon or weapon system. Ammunition is both expendable weapons (e.g., bombs, missiles, grenades, land mines) and the component parts of other weap ...

, and weaponry maintenance named in Surabaya, which acted as a precursor to the defense industry in Indonesia. He also instructed the establishment of an

artillery Artillery is a class of heavy military ranged weapons that launch munitions far beyond the range and power of infantry firearms. Early artillery development focused on the ability to breach defensive walls and fortifications during siege ...

workshop known as . The

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further established naval materiel and explosives factory named in 1850. On 1 January 1851, PW was renamed . During the period 1923–1932, workshops in Surabaya were moved to Bandung and merged into a single entity named . During

Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies The Empire of Japan occupied the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) during World War II from March 1942 until after the end of the war in September 1945. It was one of the most crucial and important periods in modern Indonesian history. In May ...

, ACW was renamed ''Dai Ichi Kozo (DIK)''. And afterward it was renamed . On 29 April 1950, following the agreement on

Dutch–Indonesian Round Table Conference The Dutch–Indonesian Round Table Conference was held in The Hague from 23 August to 2 November 1949, between representatives of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Republic of Indonesia and the Federal Consultative Assembly, representing va ...

, whereas

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

transferred sovereignty to

United States of Indonesia The United States of Indonesia ( nl, Verenigde Staten van Indonesië, id, Republik Indonesia Serikat, abbreviated as RIS), was a short-lived federal state to which the Netherlands formally transferred sovereignty of the Dutch East Indies (exce ...

, the Netherlands Ministry of Defense also transferred LPB to the Indonesian National Armed Forces and the Ministry of Defense. LPB was later renamed into and its management was entrusted to the Indonesian Army, making it a nationalized military industrial firm. PSM was renamed ''Pabrik Alat Peralatan Angkatan Darat (Pabal AD)'' in 1958, and in 1962 into ''Perindustrian TNI Angkatan Darat (Pindad)''.

COVID-19

During the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia, PT. Pindad developed a ventilator prototype to be used as a breathing aid for COVID-19 patients. As the number of patients rose and demand for medical equipment in the country skyrocketed, Pindad produced and distributed inexpensive ventilators to hospitals across Indonesia.

Awards

Pindad has received awards for the creation of the

Pindad SS1 The SS1 (short for , ) is the standard assault rifle of the Indonesian armed forces and Indonesian National Police. It is based on the FN FNC rifle but modified in order to meet ergonomic and tropical environment needs. The assault rifles are g ...

and

Pindad SS2 The SS2 (short for , ) is a replacement for the Pindad SS1 created by PT Pindad. It had been seen during the ASEAN Army Rifles contest by foreign media in 2006 aside from exposure by local Indonesian media. The SS2 assault rifles are currently ...

rifles that enabled the Indonesian Army to win at ASEAN Army Rifle Meet XVI contest in 2006.

Facilities

The

division is located in Turen, Malang and has production facilities and laboratories on 166 hectares.

Known products

Weapons

Sidearms * Pindad R1 * Pindad P1 * Pindad P2 * Pindad P3 * Pindad P-3A *

Pindad PS-01 The Pindad PS-01 (''Pistol Serbu, literally Assault Pistol'') is a PDW-caliber pistol being developed by Pindad of Indonesia. Chambered in the locally produced 5.56x21mm armor-piercing ammunition with an 18-round magazine, it is presumably no lo ...

* Pindad G2 * Pindad MAG4 Submachine Guns * Pindad PM1 *

Pindad PM2 The PM2 (short for Indonesian: "''Pistol Mitraliur 2''", "Submachine Gun 2") is a submachine gun manufactured by Pindad of Indonesia. This sub-machine gun is intended to be used by forest guard authorities and by law enforcement. History Overs ...

* Pindad PM3 * Pindad SKPK Shotguns * SG-1 Assault Rifles *

Battle Rifles * SP-1 * Pindad SS3

Machine Gun A machine gun is a fully automatic, rifled autoloading firearm designed for sustained direct fire with rifle cartridges. Other automatic firearms such as automatic shotguns and automatic rifles (including assault rifles and battle rifles) ar ...

s * Pindad SMR Madsen Saetter * Pindad SM2 * Pindad SM3 * Pindad SM5 * Pindad SMB-1

Sniper Rifles A sniper rifle is a high-precision, long-range rifle. Requirements include accuracy, reliability, mobility, concealment and optics for anti-personnel, anti-materiel and surveillance uses of the military sniper. The modern sniper rifle is a por ...

* Pindad SPR-1 *

Pindad SPR-2 The Pindad SPR (abbreviation from Indonesian: ''Senapan Penembak Runduk'', Sniper Rifle) is a family of sniper rifles made by Pindad. The gun allows the shooter to adjust the height of the position and stability by regulating the bipod of the r ...

Pindad SPR-3 The Pindad SPR (abbreviation from Indonesian: ''Senapan Penembak Runduk'', Sniper Rifle) is a family of sniper rifles made by Pindad. The gun allows the shooter to adjust the height of the position and stability by regulating the bipod of the r ...

Pindad SPR-4 The Pindad SPR (abbreviation from Indonesian: ''Senapan Penembak Runduk'', Sniper Rifle) is a family of sniper rifles made by Pindad. The gun allows the shooter to adjust the height of the position and stability by regulating the bipod of the r ...

Grenade Launchers *

Pindad SPG-1 The M203 is a single-shot 40 mm under-barrel grenade launcher designed to attach to a rifle. It uses the same rounds as the older stand-alone M79 break-action grenade launcher, which utilizes the high-low propulsion system to keep recoil forces ...

* Pindad SPG-2 * Pindad SPG-3 Non-lethal weapons * PG BT1 (stun baton) * PG Alpha-1 (stun flashlight) * PG TZ1 (

taser A taser is an electroshock weapon used to incapacitate people, allowing them to be approached and handled in an unresisting and thus safe manner. It is sold by Axon, formerly TASER International. It fires two small barbed darts intended t ...

) Others * Pindad PI

Flare gun A flare gun, also known as a Very pistol or signal pistol, is a large-bore handgun that discharges flares, blanks and smoke. The flare gun is typically used to produce a distress signal. Types The most common type of flare gun is a Very (s ...

* Pindad Mo-1 Mortar 60mm Mortar *

Pindad Mo-2 Mortar PT Pindad (Persero) ( id, Perindustrian Tentara Nasional Indonesia - Angkatan Darat, ), is an Indonesian state-owned enterprise specialising in military and commercial products. Pindad provides the armaments and munitions for the Indonesian N ...

60mm Mortar * Pindad Mo-3 Mortar 81mm Mortar * Pindad 40mm Silent Mortar * Pindad ME-105 105mm Howitzer * Pindad PK-1 field knife * Pindad PL-1 throwing knife

Vehicles

Armored Vehicles * Pindad A.yani (APC) * Pindad U.yani (APC) *

Pindad APR-1V Pindad APR-1V, APR-1V, or simply APR-1, also known as APR1V1 (''Angkut Personel Ringan''; English: Light Personnel Carrier) is an armoured personnel carrier made by PT Pindad of Indonesia. This vehicle is the first production model in a series of ...

Pindad APS-1 Pindad APS-1 or APS-1 (Angkut Personel Sedang-1; English: ''Medium Personnel Carrier'') is an armored military vehicle made by PT Pindad PT Pindad (Persero) ( id, Perindustrian Tentara Nasional Indonesia - Angkatan Darat, ), is an Indonesia ...

Pindad APS-2 Pindad APS-2 or APS-2 (''Angkut Personel Sedang-2''; English: Medium Personnel Carrier), also known as APS-1V1 is a military armored vehicle made by Pindad, Indonesia. This armored vehicle is the development of prototype APR-1V 4×4 wheel drive ...

Pindad APS-3 Anoa The Anoa is a 6x6 armoured personnel carrier developed by PT Pindad of Indonesia. The vehicle is named after the Anoa, which is a type of buffalo indigenous to Indonesia. The prototype was first unveiled at the 61st anniversary of TNI on October ...

Pindad Komodo The Komodo is a 4x4 light armored car developed and produced by Pindad. The vehicle was developed after Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono made a visit to Pindad's main office and asked them to create an indigenous tactical vehicl ...

* Pindad Sanca * Pindad Elang * Pindad Cobra * Pindad Maung Fire Support Vehicles *

Pindad Badak Pindad Badak is a 6×6 fire support vehicle designed and produced by PT Pindad. The name ''Badak'' means rhinoceros in Indonesian. Development A prototype of Anoa fire-support version (FSV) using an Alvis AC 90 turret with the Cockerill 90 mm M ...

Tank * Harimau Water Vehicles and Machinery * Work Boat Amphibious (WBA) * Pindad TPS (Garbage trapper barge) Civilian Vehicles * Pindad MotoEV * Pindad MV2

Agricultural equipment

* Paddy dryer * PA-1800 (tiller/rotavator) * PP-160 (harvester) * AMH-O * Stungta x Pindad Incinerator

Heavy equipment

* Excava 50 (excavator) * Excava 200 (excavator), Excava 200 long arm, Excava 200 amphibious * PTM-45 (agricultural tractor) * PTM-90 (agricultural tractor) * Telehandler

References

External links

Official website
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