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Indumil

Logo: Indumil, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons³

Colombian state-owned weapons manufacturing company

INDUMIL (a portmanteau of the Spanish words Industria Militar, Military Industry) is a Colombian-based military weapons manufacturer. The company is run by the Colombian government.² Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1954Founded¹

Industryweapons industry¹
HeadquartersBogotá¹
Websitewww.indumil.gov.co
Legal formstate-owned enterprise¹

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INDUMIL (a portmanteau of the Spanish words Industria Militar, Military Industry) is a Colombian-based military weapons manufacturer. The company is run by the Colombian government.²

The story

Indumil was originally known as National Workshop of Mechanic Crafts (Spanish: Taller Nacional de Artes Mecánicas). It was founded in 1908 as a dependency of the Ministry of War. The institution was renamed Indumil in 1954 as an autonomous organisation.

In 1954 Indumil's main facilities were opened. Its first factory, named General José María Córdova, was intended to produce small arms and ammunition. This facility is located in Soacha, Cundinamarca.

In 1955 a second facility was set up under the name of Santa Bárbara. This second unit makes heavy munitions and artillery equipment for Colombian military forces.

In 1964 an explosives factory under the name Antonio Ricaurte was inaugurated. In 1968 this facility became an integral part of Indumil. In 1975, documentation from Heckler & Koch mentioned that the company was allowed to produce the G3, MP5 and the HK21 under license.

During the 1980s and 1990s the Colombian government started a commercial relationship with Israeli Military Industries. Through a staged process Indumil developed licensed production of IMI Galil rifles for the use of the Colombian military.

In 2000 Indumil was granted a certification ISO 9002/94. During the new millennium Indumil received a number of awards as a defense industry.

From Wikipedia’s article on INDUMIL, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.⁴

Products and brands

ammunition
explosive chemicals
pistol
revolver
rifle

Listed on Wikidata.¹

List of products:

Rifles

Galil AR & SAR

Galil ACE 21, 22 and 23

Galil Córdova

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Jaguar (formerly Miranda)

Handguns

Beretta 92FS

Berreta APX & Centurión

CZ P-07 & 10C

Walther P22

Jericho 941 PSL, PL and FBL

MASADA

M&P 2.0

Córdova

Glock 17, 19, 26, 43, & 44

Llama Revolver models Cassidy, Scorpion and Martial

Shotguns

Mossberg Maverick

Hatsan Arms shotgun Archived 2017-06-17 at the Wayback Machine.

Ammunition

5.56×45mm NATO SS109

7.62×51mm NATO M80

.38 Special

.32 Long Colt

9×19mm

7.65×21mm

12 gauge

16 gauge

20 gauge

The 5.56×45mm and 7.62×51mm are also produced in all their variations such as tracer and blank cartridges.

Explosives

M26 grenade H.E

40mm H.E - AP grenade.

IM 60 mm H.E. mortar shell.

IM 81 mm H.E. mortar shell.

IM 120 mm H.E. mortar shell.

IM 125 lb PG aerial bomb.

IM 250 lb PG aerial bomb.

IM 500 lb PG aerial bomb.

50g - 11 kg Satchel charge

All mortar shells, grenades and aerial bombs are also produced in variations made for training.

Miscellaneous

MGL Grenade Launcher

IMC-40 grenade launcher

Indumil's flagship small firearm is the Llama revolver. It is a 6 to 10 shot capacity, caliber.38 Special revolver, which is produced mainly at the General José María Córdova factory.

Indumil is one of two companies that produce the IMI Galil rifles outside Israel, the other being Denel of South Africa. After two decades of stage by stage manufacturing cycle, the company now fully produces all the necessary parts of the IMI Galil rifle. The company produces the ARM (assault rifle and machine gun).