Direccion General de Fabricaciones Militares (FM)

FABRICACIONES MILITARES (Dirección General de Fabricaciones Militares (DGFM) is a state-owned Argentine arms manufacturer based in Buenos Aires.

The Company was created in 1941 in order to expand the Argentine defense industry and compensate for the shortfall of imports that came about during the Second World War. In its early years, it produced primarily small arms and munitions whilst aiding in the development of other key industries in the country. The Company has a long history of producing rolling stock for the Argentine railways. It has produced everything from trams, urban commuter rail trains to trains for the Buenos Aires Underground.

FABRICACIONES MILITARES is under the direction of the Argentine Ministry of Defence and mainly specializes in defense equipment, such as multiple rocket launcher systems, small-caliber ammunition, radars, small arms, gunpowder, as well as bulletproof vests. Over the years, the Company has diversified into different areas such as mining, petroleum, rolling stock and petrochemicals.