PT Pindad (Persero) (formerly abbreviated from Perindustrian Angkatan Darat, lit. 'Indonesian Army Industries'), is an Indonesian state-owned enterprise specialising in military and commercial products. Pindad provides the armaments and munitions (alat utama sistem persenjataan, Alutsista) for the Indonesian National Armed Forces and other uniformed agencies mainly to support the defense and security capabilities of the Republic of Indonesia.
Aside from its defense industry, Pindad also produces industrial products for other fields such as transportation and commercial explosives.[2] Pindad's activities include design, development, engineering and fabrication as well as maintenance.[3]
History
In 1808, Governor-General Daendels ordered the establishment of workshops for materiel, munitions, and weaponry maintenance named Constructiewinkel (CW) in Surabaya, which acted as a precursor to the defense industry in Indonesia. He also instructed the establishment of an artillery workshop known as Projektiel Fabriek (PF). The government further established naval materiel and explosives factory named Pyrotechnische Werkplaats (PW) in 1850. On 1 January 1851, PW was renamed Artillerie Constructie Winkel.[4]
During the period 1923–1932, workshops in Surabaya were moved to Bandung and merged into a single entity named Artillerie Inrichtingen (AI). During Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies, ACW was renamed 第一構造 Dai Ichi Kozo (DIK). And afterward it was renamed Leger Productie Bedrijven (LPB).
On 29 April 1950, following the agreement on Dutch–Indonesian Round Table Conference, whereas Netherlands transferred sovereignty to United States of Indonesia, the Netherlands Ministry of Defense also transferred LPB to the Indonesian National Armed Forces and the Ministry of Defense. LPB was later renamed Pabrik Senjata dan Mesiu (PSM) and its management was entrusted to the Indonesian Army, making it a nationalized military industrial firm.
PSM was renamed Pabrik Alat Peralatan Angkatan Darat (Pabal AD) in 1958, and in 1962 as Perindustrian TNI Angkatan Darat (Pindad).[2]
In 2020, Pindad was reported to have exported Indonesian-made ammunition to Myanmar.[5]
COVID-19
During the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia, PT. Pindad developed a ventilator prototype to be used as a breathing aid for COVID-19 patients. As the number of patients rose and demand for medical equipment in the country skyrocketed, Pindad produced and distributed inexpensive ventilators to hospitals across Indonesia.[6]
Awards
Pindad has received awards for the creation of the Pindad SS1 and Pindad SS2 rifles that enabled the Indonesian Army to win at ASEAN Army Rifle Meet XVI contest in 2006.[7]
Facilities
The munitions division is located in Turen, Malang and has production facilities and laboratories on 166 hectares.[8]
Known products
Ammunition
- 12.7 mm Calibre Bullets
- 7.62 mm Calibre Bullets
- 5.56 mm Calibre Bullets
- 7.65 x 17 mm Calibre Bullets
- 7.62 x 45 mm Calibre Bullets
- 9 mm Calibre Bullets
- .45 ACP Calibre Bullets
- .40 S&W Calibre Bullets
- .38 mm Calibre Bullets
- .32 mm Calibre Bullets
- 44 mm Calibre Mortars
- 60 mm Calibre Mortars
- 81 mm Calibre Mortars
Weapons
Sidearms Submachine Guns Shotguns Assault Rifles Battle Rifles Designated marksman rifle Machine Guns Sniper Rifles Grenade Launchers Non-lethal weapons Mortars
Others
- Pindad R1
- Pindad P1
- Pindad P2[9]
- Pindad P3
- Pindad PS-01[10]
- Pindad G2[11]
- Pindad MAG4[12]
- Pindad Armo[13][14][15]
- Pindad PM1
- Pindad PM2
- Pindad PM3
- Pindad SKPK
- Pindad SG1
- SP-1
- Pindad SS3
- Pindad SPM 1
- Pindad SMR Madsen Saetter
- Pindad SM2
- Pindad SM3
- Pindad SM5[16]
- Pindad SMB-1
- Pindad SPR-1[18]
- Pindad SPR-2
- Pindad SPR-3
- Pindad SPR-4
- Pindad SPG-1
- Pindad SPG-2
- Pindad SPG-3[16]
- PG BT1 (stun baton)
- PG Alpha-1 (stun flashlight)
- PG TZ1 (taser)
- Pindad Mo-1 Mortar 60mm Mortar
- Pindad Mo-2 Mortar 60mm Mortar
- Pindad Mo-3 Mortar 81mm Mortar
- Pindad 40mm Silent Mortar
- Pindad SPS-1 Anti drone
- Pindad PI Flare gun
- Pindad ME-105 105mm Howitzer
- Pindad PK-1 field knife
- Pindad PL-1 throwing knife
Vehicles
Armored Vehicles
Fire Support Vehicles
Tank
Air-Defense
Water Vehicles and Machinery
Civilian Vehicles
- Pindad A.yani (APC)[19]
- Pindad U.yani (APC)[20]
- Pindad APR-1V
- Pindad APS-1
- Pindad APS-2
- Pindad APS-3 Anoa
- Pindad Komodo
- Pindad Sanca
- Pindad Elang
- Pindad Cobra
- Pindad Maung
- Pindad Badak
- Harimau
- Work Boat Amphibious (WBA)
- Pindad TPS (Garbage trapper barge)
- Pindad MotoEV
- Pindad MV2
- Pindad MV3 Garuda
Agricultural equipment
- Paddy dryer
- PA-1800 (tiller/rotavator)
- PP-160 (harvester)[21]
- AMH-O
- Stungta x Pindad Incinerator
Heavy equipment
- Excava 50 (excavator)
- Excava 200 (excavator), Excava 200 long arm, Excava 200 amphibious[22]
- PTM-45 (agricultural tractor)
- PTM-90 (agricultural tractor)
- Telehandler
External links
References
- Direksi pindad.com, 17 April 2024, retrieved 17 April 2024^
- sejarah^
- Company Profile Of PT. Pindad (Persero) retrieved 17 January 2013^
- PT. Pindad (Persero) - Masa Kolonial Belanda dan Pendudukan Jepang^
- ASEAN governments and companies complicit in the Myanmar military's atrocity crimes | Justice for Myanmar^
- State-owned weapons, electronics manufacturers to produce ventilators for COVID-19 patients The Jakarta Post, retrieved 2020-10-22^
- President Director of Pt. Pindad Received Honorable Medal of Achievement in Development From the President of Indonesia PT Pindad, retrieved 13 December 2008^
- Prashanth Parameswaran. Indonesia Domestic Defense Industry Development in the Headlines With Deputy Defense Minister's PT Pindad Visit thediplomat.com, The Diplomat, retrieved 12 March 2020^
- Pindad P2 retrieved 17 January 2013^
- Pindad PS-01 Assault Pistol 5.56x21mm The Firearm Blog, July 2011, retrieved 17 July 2011^
- Pindad G2 retrieved 17 January 2013^
- PT. Pindad (Persero) - MAG4 pindad.com, retrieved 2025-09-09^
- admin. Pindad Luncurkan Pistol Armo, Senjata Api Pertama Berbahan Polimer Airspace Review, 29 April 2019^
- Brief Specifications Of Armo-V3 IPSC, PT Pindad's New Weapon Used In The 2022 Danpaspampres Cup VOI, 12 March 2022^
- PT. Pindad (Persero) - Armo Pistol Series pindad.com, retrieved 2025-09-09^
- Un repaso a las armas ligeras de Pindad ARMAS, retrieved 5 July 2010^
- Pindad. Pindad Produksi Senapan Terbaru Unggulan nya, AM1 & PC 816 V1 Majalah Pindad Vol. 21 Edisi September 2023, September 2023, retrieved 29 August 2025^
- Pindad SPR retrieved 17 January 2013^
- A.Yani & U.Yani, Ranpur Pertama Buatan Indonesia yang Telah Teruji Perang 23 January 2019^
- A.Yani & U.Yani, Ranpur Pertama Buatan Indonesia yang Telah Teruji Perang 23 January 2019^
- Alat dan Mesin Pertanian Buatan Indonesia - JakartaGreater JakartaGreater, 2017-06-06, retrieved 2017-12-28^
- antaranews.com. Kementerian PUPR pesan 500 excavator buatan Pindad Antara News, retrieved 2017-12-28^