Native name | Spanish: Compañía Anónima Venezolana de Industrias Militares |
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| Company type | State-owned company |
| Industry | defense |
| Founded | April 29, 1975; 49 years ago (1975-04-29) |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Ammunitions, firearms, explosive |
| Owner | Venezuelan Ministry of People's Power for Defense |
| Website | www.cavim.com.ve |
CAVIM (Compañía Anónima Venezolana de Industrias Militares or Venezuelan Company of Military Industries in English) is a Venezuelan state-owned firearms manufacturer, which was created by Presidential Decree No. 883 of the then Venezuela President Carlos Andrés Pérez on 29 April 1975.[1]
CAVIM is run by Venezuelan Ministry of People's Power for Defense and its products are used by the National Bolivarian Armed Forces of Venezuela. It's based in Caracas.[2]
CAVIM manufactured the Zamorana in 2006, which is Venezuela's first indigenous small arm.[3] This was made with some parts from the Czech Republic.[4][5]
The AK-103 was also licensed to CAVIM for manufacturing in Venezuela with initial licensing fee payments made in 2006 and the transfer of Russian-made AK-103s to Venezuela in 2008.[3] CAVIM's AK-103 factories opened officially in 2012 without the necessary manufacturing equipment.[3][6] CAVIM-made AK-103s were delivered to the Venezuelan Army in 2013.[7]
Due to trouble with the plant with the Russian contractor failing to meet deadlines with a case of fraud, which forced CAVIM to finish the rest of the construction,[8] full-scale production was initially stated to start in 2019,[9] however, no progress on the project has been officially stated.
In 2016, CAVIM unveiled the M66 Hunter commando mortar for the Venezuelan Marine Corp.[10]
CAVIM unveiled the Arpia, a licensed version of the Qods Mohajer in 2012,[11] although it was first shown restricted to VIPs on November 2011 at the El Libertador Air Base after Iran and Venezuela signed an agreement to purchase the Mojader in 2007.[12]
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