Pindad
Indonesian military and commercial company
PT Pindad (Persero) (formerly abbreviated from Perindustrian Angkatan Darat, lit. 'Indonesian Army Industries'), is an Indonesian state-owned enterprise specialising in military and commercial products. Pindad provides the armaments and munitions (alat utama sistem persenjataan, Alutsista) 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 its 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.
01History
In 1808, Governor-General Daendels ordered the establishment of workshops for materiel, munitions, and weaponry maintenance named Constructiewinkel (CW) in Surabaya, which acted as a precursor to the defense industry in Indonesia. He also instructed the establishment of an artillery workshop known as Projektiel Fabriek (PF). The government further established naval materiel and explosives factory named Pyrotechnische Werkplaats (PW) in 1850. On 1 January 1851, PW was renamed Artillerie Constructie Winkel.
During the period 1923-1932, workshops in Surabaya were moved to Bandung and merged into a single entity named Artillerie Inrichtingen (AI). During Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies, ACW was renamed 第一構造 Dai Ichi Kozo (DIK). And afterward it was renamed Leger Productie Bedrijven (LPB).
On 29 April 1950, following the agreement on Dutch-Indonesian Round Table Conference, whereas Netherlands transferred sovereignty to United States of Indonesia, the Netherlands Ministry of Defense also transferred LPB to the Indonesian National Armed Forces and the Ministry of Defense. LPB was later renamed Pabrik Senjata dan Mesiu (PSM) 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 as Perindustrian TNI Angkatan Darat (Pindad).
In 2020, Pindad was reported to have exported Indonesian-made ammunition to Myanmar.
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 and Pindad SS2 rifles that enabled the Indonesian Army to win at ASEAN Army Rifle Meet XVI contest in 2006.
02Facilities
The munitions division is located in Turen, Malang and has production facilities and laboratories on 166 hectares.
03Known products
Ammunition
- 12.7 mm Calibre Bullets
- 7.62 mm Calibre Bullets
- 5.56 mm Calibre Bullets
- 7.65 x 17 mm Calibre Bullets
- 7.62 x 45 mm Calibre Bullets
- 9 mm Calibre Bullets
- .45 ACP Calibre Bullets
- .40 S&W Calibre Bullets
- .38 mm Calibre Bullets
- .32 mm Calibre Bullets
- 44 mm Calibre Mortars
- 60 mm Calibre Mortars
- 81 mm Calibre Mortars
Weapons
- PG BT1 (stun baton)
- PG Alpha-1 (stun flashlight)
- PG TZ1 (taser)
- Pindad Mo-1 Mortar 60mm Mortar
- Pindad Mo-2 Mortar 60mm Mortar
- Pindad Mo-3 Mortar 81mm Mortar
- Pindad 40mm Silent Mortar
Others
- Pindad SPS-1 Anti drone
- Pindad PI Flare gun
- 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 APS-1
- Pindad APS-2
- Pindad APS-3 Anoa
- Pindad Komodo
- Pindad Sanca
- Pindad Elang
- Pindad Cobra
- Pindad Maung
Fire Support Vehicles
Tank
Air-Defense
Water Vehicles and Machinery
- Work Boat Amphibious (WBA)
- Pindad TPS (Garbage trapper barge)
Civilian Vehicles
- Pindad MotoEV
- Pindad MV2
- Pindad MV3 Garuda
- Kobo K1 Electric Motorcycle
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
Sources and credits
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Images, from Wikimedia Commons:
- PT Pindad logo.png by Unknown author, Fair use
- Pindad G2 Combat.png by Komite Kebijakan Industri Pertahanan (KKIP), Public domain
- Pindad PM2-V2 SMG.jpg by PT Pindad, Public domain
- Pindad SS2-V4 A1 dengan picatinny rail.jpg by Pindad, Public domain
- Pindad SS3-M1 at Indo Defence 2024.jpg by Jauhsekali, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Demo kendaraan tempur Anoa 3 pada 27 Januari 2023.jpg by Pindad, Public domain
- Pandur II 8x8 – Indonesian variant for UN Peacekeeping mission.jpg by Pindad, Public domain
- Badak no. 003 test drive.jpg by Pindad, Public domain
- Harimau tank.jpg by PT Pindad, Public domain
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