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Besides accomplishing tasks of logistic support, it develops important
civilian productions and services for the national and international market,
immersed in a re-conversion process characterized by advanced business
management.
We are pleased that you are interested in finding out about the
Cuban military industry. We hope
that we can satisfy your wishes via the following topics:
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A general overview |
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Main products and services |
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Industrial re-conversion |
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GENERAL OVERVIEW:
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The military-industrial complex has the task of guaranteeing the repair
of the weaponry and technology of the ground, air and naval units of the
Revolutionary Armed Forces, as well as their periodic modernization in
accordance with advances in world technological development.
It also has a series of factories devoted to the production of light
weapons for infantry, ammunition, mines and other equipment of a diverse nature.
The General Repair Bases system and other industrial companies have
installations throughout the country. These
include large workshops specializing in tanks, artillery, aviation, the navy,
radio communications, transport, radars, missile systems, metallurgical products
and others. The high qualifications
of the specialists, the technological discipline and the modern equipment make
it possible to undertake tasks of high technical complexity.
In addition to products destined for the units of the Revolutionary Armed
Forces, the military-industrial complex develops important products that are
marketed on both the national and international market.
For several years now, the military industry has been in the vanguard of
the introduction and application of the most advanced business-management
techniques.
| MAIN PRODUCTS AND SERVICES |
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Repair
of:
| * Tanks, armored and transportation vehicles | * Planes and helicopters | ||
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| * Artillery and infantry weaponry | * Electronic devices | ||
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products: |
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Mambí heavy sniper’s rifle Intended for fighting against helicopters. |
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Alejandro
sniper’s rifle |
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Fighting vehicle “Fiero” ("Fierce") Intended for Elite Troops. It has great power and maneuverability. |
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Fast attack craft “Flecha” (“Arrow”) Intended for
missions of the firing Coastguard
services. Length:
16.8 m; |
| INDUSTRIAL
RECONVERSION: |
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The military industry devotes part of its production and service capacity
to satisfying the requirements of the national economy.
This has been the case since its emergence - on the one hand, due to the
fact that several of its facilities have a productive capacity that is greater
than defense needs and, on the other hand, because the continual reductions in
regular troops that have been taking place since the late 1970s left even more
free capacity. |
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special period and the consequent adjustment
of the structures and levels of activity of the Revolutionary Armed Forces that
began in the 1990s, this process increased still further and became even more
dynamic. In this way, it has been
possible to guarantee the continued employment of a considerable number of
highly qualified workers, while this has also been an additional source of
income that lessens the impact of defense expenditure on the country. |
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