EMPORDEF

EMPORDEF, SGPS, SA (Portuguese: Empresa Portuguesa de Defesa, Portuguese Defense Company) was a holding company, created in March 1997,[1] owned by the Portuguese government which manages other companies directly or indirectly connected to the defense sector, such as telecommunications, information technology, engineering, aeronautical construction and shipbuilding.[2][3][4] In January, 2020, it was announced that the Portuguese government had completed the liquidation of the company.[5] The remainder of its assets were transferred to idD - Plataforma das Indústrias de Defesa Nacionais.

Participated companies[6]

• OGMA (35% ownership) - Aeronautical industry.
• IDD (100%) - Demilitarization of defense materiel.
• EMPORDEF-TI (100%) - Simulation, training, test and maintenance support systems.
• EID (38.57%) - Communication systems.
• EDISOFT (17.5%) - Weapon control, information integration, military logistics, collective security and space systems.
• DEFAERLOC (100%) - C-295 leasing company
• DEFLOC (81%) - EH-101 leasing company
• Naval Rocha (45%) - Shipbuilding industry.
• Arsenal do Alfeite (100%) - Shipbuilding industry.
• OGMA Imobiliária, S.A. (100%) - Real estate.
• EEN (100%) - Naval engineering.
• Ribeira d’Atalaia – Sociedade Imobiliária, S.A. (57%) - Real estate.
• ENVC (100%) - Shipbuilding industry.
• INDEP (100%) - Weapons and ammunition.

See also

• Portuguese Armed Forces
• Portuguese Air Force
• European Defence Agency
• European Space Agency
• Leasing
• Offset agreement
• Foreign Military Sales
• Portuguese Pandur
• Critical Software
• Rohde & Schwarz

References

1. "Decreto-Lei nº 287/96" (PDF). December 12, 1996. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
2. "Quem somos - EMPORDEF" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 March 2013.
3. "Missão e visão - EMPORDEF" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 March 2013.
4. Pinto 2010
5. "Portugal liquidates defence industrial holding company and transfer stakes". Jane's 360. January 22, 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
6. "Empresas Participadas - EMPORDEF" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 March 2013.

Bibliography

• Pinto, Renato Fernando Marques (2010). "As Indústrias Militares e As Armas de Fogo Portáteis no Exército Português". Revista Militar. Revista Militar. Archived from the original on March 27, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
• Tavares, João Moreira (2006). Indústria Militar Portuguesa [Portuguese Military Industry] (in Portuguese). Lisbon: Caleidoscópio. ISBN 9789728801793.

External links

• EMPORDEF, official website (in Portuguese)
• EMPORDEF - Empresa Portuguesa de Defesa, SGPS,SA