- PT Pindad
PT. PINDAD is an
Indonesia n manufacturing industry specializing in military and commercial products. It's activities cover design, development, engineering and fabrication as well as maintenance.History
Founded in 1808 as a
military equipment workshop inSurabaya under the name of Artillerie Constructie Winkel (ACW), this workshop expanded into a factory and after it had undergone same name change, it moved toBandung in 1923.The Dutch handed over the factory to
Indonesian Government on April 29, 1950. Then the said factory was officially named Pabrik Senjata dan Munisi (PSM), meansweapon andammunition factory , and located in where PT. PINDAD lies now.Since then PT. PINDAD had change into an industry of military tools and equipment under the management of
Indonesian Army . PT. PINDAD changed it's status into a state owned company called PT. PINDAD (Persero) on April 29, 1983. The agency change into PT. Pakarya Industri (Persero) and then changed again into PT. Bahana Pakarya Industri Strategis (Persero).In the year 2002, the status of PT. PINDAD (Persero) was again changed by the government, and since then the company is under Kementerian BUMN.
Awards
Pindad has received awards, recently being awarded to president Budi Santoso by
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono due to the creation of thePindad SS1 &Pindad SS2 rifles that enabled the Indonesian Army to win at the recent Asean Army Rifle Meet XVI contest in 2006 [ [http://www.pindad.com/news800.php?bahasa=2&varkdnews=N00002 PRESIDENT DIRECTOR OF PT. PINDAD RECEIVED HONORABLE MEDAL OF ACHIEVEMENT IN DEVELOPMENT FROM THE PRESIDENT OF INDONESIA.] Retrieved on September 24, 2008.] .Known products
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Pindad SS1
*Pindad SS2 References
Exteranal Links
* [http://www.pindad.com/index800.php?bahasa=2 Official Site]
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