Gafat Armament Engineering Complex
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Gafat Armament Engineering Complex is one of the military production facilities of the Ethiopian Defense Industry
. With its headquarters in Debre Zeyit
, it specializes in producing wide range of infantry equipment that meet the requirement of the Ethiopian National Defense Force.
automatic rifles and light machine guns, as well as maintenance. It was later expanded to manufacture PK machine gun
s, and automatic weapons attached on iron-wear vehicles and helicopters.
To fully utilize its manufacturing capacity, the complex has diversified by supplying various items for civilian use.
Civilian products include: various plastic products; various products for different industries in construction; and various kitchen wares and household utensils.
Defense Industry Sector (Ethiopia)
The Ethiopian Defense Industry sector is an office under the Ministry of Defense responsible for administering several defense industries. Its objective is to provide for and support the Ethiopian National Defense Force.-History:...
. With its headquarters in Debre Zeyit
Debre Zeyit
Debre Zeyit is a town of Ethiopia, lying south east of Addis Ababa. Since the late 1990s it has been officially known by the Oromo name, Bishoftu, which was its name until 1955...
, it specializes in producing wide range of infantry equipment that meet the requirement of the Ethiopian National Defense Force.
History
It was established in January 1986 as the Gafat Engineering Factory to fulfill the need for local manufacture of basic infantry equipment. It initially produced AK-47AK-47
The AK-47 is a selective-fire, gas-operated 7.62×39mm assault rifle, first developed in the Soviet Union by Mikhail Kalashnikov. It is officially known as Avtomat Kalashnikova . It is also known as a Kalashnikov, an "AK", or in Russian slang, Kalash.Design work on the AK-47 began in the last year...
automatic rifles and light machine guns, as well as maintenance. It was later expanded to manufacture PK machine gun
PK machine gun
The PK is a 7.62 mm general-purpose machine gun designed in the Soviet Union and currently in production in Russia. The PK machine gun was introduced in the 1960s and replaced the SGM and RPD machine guns in Soviet service...
s, and automatic weapons attached on iron-wear vehicles and helicopters.
To fully utilize its manufacturing capacity, the complex has diversified by supplying various items for civilian use.
Products
Military products include: various types of automatic rifles and machine guns; 40mm grenade launchers; anti-tank launchers; various types of guns such as hand guns, strike dispensing guns, etc.; and sniper scopes.Civilian products include: various plastic products; various products for different industries in construction; and various kitchen wares and household utensils.