United Defense Manufacturing Corporation (UDMC) is a Philippine defense contractor and
firearm
A firearm is any type of gun designed to be readily carried and used by an individual. The term is legally defined further in different countries (see Legal definitions).
The first firearms originated in 10th-century China, when bamboo tubes ...
s manufacturer based in
Parañaque
Parañaque, officially the City of Parañaque ( fil, Lungsod ng Parañaque, ), is a first class Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Metro Manila, National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to t ...
,
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
. It provides the
Philippine National Police
The Philippine National Police ( fil, Pambansang Pulisya ng Pilipinas, acronymed as PNP) is the armed national police force in the Philippines. Its national headquarters is located at Camp Crame in Bagong Lipunan ng Crame, Quezon City. Current ...
,
Armed Forces of the Philippines
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) ( fil, Sandatahang Lakas ng Pilipinas) are the military forces of the Philippines. It consists of three main service branches; the Army, the Air Force, and the Navy (including the Marine Corps). The P ...
, and
Philippine Coast Guard
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ( fil, Tanod Baybayin ng Pilipinas) is recognized as the third armed uniformed service of the country attached to the Philippines' Department of Transportation, tasked primarily with enforcing laws within Ph ...
, amongst others, with firearms and other tactical equipment.
The company primarily produces
M1911
The M1911 (Colt 1911 or Colt Government) is a single-action, recoil-operated, semi-automatic pistol chambered for the .45 ACP cartridge. The pistol's formal U.S. military designation as of 1940 was ''Automatic Pistol, Caliber .45, M1911'' for th ...
-pattern pistols and
AR-15
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-pattern rifles and carbines, notably producing a gas-piston variant called the Pneumatic Valve and Rod Assault Rifle (PVAR).
In September 2018, United Defense entered a joint venture with South Korean firm
S&T Motiv
SNT Motiv Co., Ltd (formerly S&T Motiv and previously Daewoo Precision Industries/S&T Daewoo) is a South Korean firearms and auto parts manufacturer founded in 1981. Its firearms equip most frontline units of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces.
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to manufacture firearms in the Philippines for the Philippine military and police and possibly for clients based overseas.
See also
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Floro International Corporation
Floro may refer to:
People
* Florentino Floro (born 1953), Filipino judge disbarred for mental illness
* Benito Floro
Benito Floro Sanz (born 2 June 1952) is a Spanish football manager.
Football career
Floro was born in Gijón, Asturias. D ...
*
Ferfrans
Ferfrans (stylized as FERFRANS) is an American firearms manufacturer based in Montclair, California. It was established in 1998 by Filipino-American brothers Ferdinand and Francis Sy. Ferfrans was derived from the brother's names, Ferdinand and Fr ...
References
External links
Official website
Firearm manufacturers of the Philippines
Companies based in Parañaque
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