EMPORDEF
EMPORDEF, SGPS, SA (Portuguese: Empresa Portuguesa de Defesa, Portuguese Defense Company) was a holding company, created in March 1997,[1] owned by the Portuguese government which managed other companies directly or indirectly connected to the defense sector, such as telecommunications, information technology, engineering, aeronautical construction and shipbuilding.[2][3][4] In January, 2020, it was announced that the Portuguese government had completed the liquidation of the company.[5] The remainder of its assets were transferred to idD - Plataforma das Indústrias de Defesa Nacionais.
Participated companies
[edit]- OGMA (35% ownership) - Aeronautical industry.
- IDD (100%) - Demilitarization of defense materiel.
- EMPORDEF-TI (100%) - Simulation, training, test and maintenance support systems.
- EID (38.57%) - Communication systems.
- Edisoft (17.5%) - Weapon control, information integration, military logistics, collective security and space systems.
- DEFAERLOC (100%) - C-295 leasing company
- DEFLOC (81%) - EH-101 leasing company
- Naval Rocha (45%) - Shipbuilding industry.
- Arsenal do Alfeite (100%) - Shipbuilding industry.
- OGMA Imobiliária, S.A. (100%) - Real estate.
- EEN (100%) - Naval engineering.
- Ribeira d’Atalaia – Sociedade Imobiliária, S.A. (57%) - Real estate.
- ENVC (100%) - Shipbuilding industry.
- INDEP (100%) - Weapons and ammunition.
See also
[edit]- Portuguese Armed Forces
- Portuguese Air Force
- European Defence Agency
- European Space Agency
- Leasing
- Offset agreement
- Foreign Military Sales
- Portuguese Pandur
- Critical Software
- Rohde & Schwarz
References
[edit]- ^ "Decreto-Lei nº 287/96" (PDF). December 12, 1996. Retrieved 3 March 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Quem somos - EMPORDEF" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 March 2013.
- ^ "Missão e visão - EMPORDEF" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 March 2013.
- ^ Pinto 2010
- ^ "Portugal liquidates defence industrial holding company and transfer stakes". Jane's 360. January 22, 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ^ "Empresas Participadas - EMPORDEF" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 March 2013.
Bibliography
[edit]- Pinto, Renato Fernando Marques (2010). "As Indústrias Militares e As Armas de Fogo Portáteis no Exército Português". Revista Militar. Archived from the original on March 27, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
- Tavares, João Moreira (2006). Indústria Militar Portuguesa [Portuguese Military Industry] (in Portuguese). Lisbon: Caleidoscópio. ISBN 9789728801793.
External links
[edit]- EMPORDEF, official website (in Portuguese)
- EMPORDEF - Empresa Portuguesa de Defesa, SGPS, SA
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