List of National Defense Industries
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The following is a list of nations and organizations that currently produce modern weapons around the world. This list is in alphabetical order. Nations that do not have an arms industry or produce weapons are omitted.
Cuba
Venezuela
Major defense industries
- Brazil
- China - Chinese Arms IndustryNorincoThe China North Industries Corporation , official English name Norinco, manufactures vehicles , machinery, optical-electronic products, oil field equipment, chemicals, light industrial products, explosives and blast materials, civil and military firearms and ammunition, etc...
- Egypt
- France
- Germany
- India - DRDO and Hindustan Aeronautics LimitedHindustan Aeronautics LimitedHindustan Aeronautics Limited based in Bangalore, India, is one of Asia's largest aerospace companies. Under the management of the Indian Ministry of Defence, this state-owned company is mainly involved in aerospace industry, which includes manufacturing and assembling aircraft, navigation and...
- Iran - Iranian Military IndustryIranian military industryIran's military industry has taken great strides in the past 25 years, and now manufactures many types of arms and equipments. According to Iranian officials, the country sold $100 million worth of military equipment in 2003. and as of 2006 had exported weapons to 57 countries...
- Israel - Israel Military IndustriesIsrael Military IndustriesIsrael Weapons Industries , formerly the "Magen" division of the Israel Military Industries Ltd. is an Israeli firearms manufacturer. In 2005, the Small Arms Division of IMI was privatized....
- Italy
- JapanDefense industry of JapanThe Japanese defense industry is the major supplier of the nations own Self-Defense Forces. Production costs are high, due to several factors: the successful Japanese economy of the postwar period allowed for generous defense spending; few products are exported, keeping production numbers low;...
- South Korea
- Pakistan - Pakistani Arms IndustryPakistani Arms IndustryPakistani Arms Industry, the Ministry of Defence Production, was created in September 1991 to promote and coordinate the patchwork of military production facilities that have developed since independence...
- Romania - Romanian Arms Industry
- Russia - Russian Arms Industry
- Serbia - Yugoimport SDPRYugoimport SDPRYugoimport SDPR is a Serbian state-owned defence company and represents the Government and military industrial complex of Serbia in the sphere of importation and exportation cooperation of defence equipment and related services...
- South Africa
- Singapore – ST Kinetics
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland - Astra Arms
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- United States
- United Kingdom see BAE SystemsBAE SystemsBAE Systems plc is a British multinational defence, security and aerospace company headquartered in London, United Kingdom, that has global interests, particularly in North America through its subsidiary BAE Systems Inc. BAE is among the world's largest military contractors; in 2009 it was the...
Smaller defense industries
- Azerbaijan - Azerbaijan Defense IndustryAzerbaijan Defense IndustryThe Ministry of Defence Industry of Azerbaijan is a governmental agency within the Cabinet of Azerbaijan in charge of design, manufacturing, regulation and maintenance of products in the fields of defense, radio electronics, instrument engineering....
Cuba
- Union of War Industry
- Mambi .50cal Sniper Rifle
- Alejandro 7.62mm Sniper Rifle
- Fiero Scout Car
- Flecha Patrol Boat
- North Korea - North Korean Arms IndustryNorth Korean Arms IndustryNorth Korea's defense industry predate the Korean War. After the war, North Korea began to expand its arms production base through licensing agreements with the Soviet Union. North Korea initially depended on the Soviet Union and China for licensed technology and complete industrial plants. In the...
- Palestinian organizations (HamasHamasHamas is the Palestinian Sunni Islamic or Islamist political party that governs the Gaza Strip. Hamas also has a military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades...
, FatahFatahFataḥ is a major Palestinian political party and the largest faction of the Palestine Liberation Organization , a multi-party confederation. In Palestinian politics it is on the left-wing of the spectrum; it is mainly nationalist, although not predominantly socialist. Its official goals are found...
, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, PFLP) - Palestinian Domestic Weapons ProductionPalestinian domestic weapons productionEven before the outbreak of the Al-Aqsa Intifada, various militant Palestinian groups built domestically produced weapons for use against the Israel Defense Forces, including rockets to launch into Israel. Most of the effort has been in the production of unguided artillery rockets, though Hamas has...
Venezuela
- CAVIM
- Zamorana 9mm Handgun
- Soberana 12G Shotgun
- AK-103AK-103The AK-103 is a modern, Russian-designed version of the famous AKM assault rifle, chambered for the 7.62×39mm M43 round. It combines the AKM design with developments from the AK-74 and AK-74M, with the use of plastics to replace metal or wooden components wherever possible to reduce overall weight...
7.62mm Assault Rifle (licensed)