SME Ordnance

SME Ordnance Sdn Bhd
Company typePrivate Limited Company
IndustryIndustrial
Defence
Founded12 November 1969; 55 years ago (12 November 1969)
Headquarters
Batu Arang, Selangor
,
Malaysia
Key people
General (R) Tan Sri Dato' Seri Mohd Shahrom bin Dato' Hj Nordin
(Chairman)
ProductsDocument management systems, firearms, ammunition and pyrotechnics
OwnerGeneral (R) Tan Sri Dato' Seri Mohd Shahrom bin Dato' Hj Nordin
ParentMinister of Defence
Websitewww.smeordnance.com.my

The SME Ordnance Sdn Bhd (SMEO), formerly known as Syarikat Malaysia Explosive Sdn Bhd, is a Malaysian defence company that specialises in the manufacturing and marketing of ordnance.[1] The company is located in Batu Arang, Selangor.[2]

SMEO is a subsidiary company of National Aerospace and Defence Industries Sdn Bhd.[3]

History

M4 Carbine manufactured locally by SME Ordnance

SME Ordnance was formed in 1969 as a joint venture company with equity participation between the Government of Malaysia, Dynamit Nobel of Germany, Oerlikon Machine Tools of Switzerland and two local partners namely Syarikat Permodalan Kebangsaan and Syarikat Jaya Raya Sdn Bhd.[4] The Malaysian government later acquired all shares in 1974, making SMEO a government-owned company.[4] In 1991, SMEO acquired a licence to manufacture Steyr AUG rifles.[1][5] Joint production with Steyr to produce the AUG A1/A3 models later started in 2003 and 2004.[6][7][8] SMEO later withdrew from joint production.[9][10]

On 28 September 1993, SMEO was approved by Royal Ordnance Division, British Aerospace (BAe) as the preferred suppliers of weapons and ammunition.[4] The Standards and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia (SIRIM) bestowed and registered SMEO's quality system as compliant with MS ISO 9002:1991 systems on 7 December 1993.[4] On 21 February 2001, SMEO integrated Syarikat Malaysia Explosive Technologies Sdn Bhd.[11]

Steyr AUG manufactured locally by SME Ordnance

SMEO acquired the licence to manufacture M4 carbines in 2006–2007 with Colt Defence, as announced by Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak after he gave SMEO a letter of intent to procure 14,000 rifles to replace the Steyr AUG.[12][13] In 2009, SMEO announced that they would invest RM36.4 million for further research and development into the M4 carbine. The amount consists of RM26.4 million, which will be for the purchase of machinery and RM10 million for the buildings. 14,000 M4s will be supplied to the Malaysian army.[14]

Under the ASEAN Defence Industry Collaboration programme, Malaysia plans to produce the M4 carbine together with Indonesia and Thailand and market the weapon to ASEAN countries that want to purchase it.[15][16]

Products and services

Source :[17][18][1][12]

Rifles

Small arms ammunition

  • Cal. 0.38 Special (Lead Round Nose)
  • Cal. 9 x 19 mm Ball (Luger/Parabellum)
  • Cal. 5.56 x 45 mm Ball M193 (Loose/Link)
  • Cal. 5.56 x 45 mm Steel Core M855/SS109
  • Cal. 5.56 x 45 mm Tracer M196
  • Cal. 5.56 x 45 mm Blank M200
  • Cal. 5.56 x 46 mm Blank Long Nose
  • Cal. 7.62 x 51 mm Ball Nato
  • Cal. 7.62 x 51 mm 4B1T
  • Cal. 12.7 mm (All Natures)
  • Cal. 20 mm Oerlikon (All Natures)
  • Cal. 25 mm Bushmaster (All Natures)
  • Cal. 30 mm ADEN (All Natures)
  • Cal. 35 mm Oerlikon (All Natures)

Large calibre ammunition

  • Rounds 57 mm L70 AA ammunition
  • 60 mm and 81 mm mortar bombs
  • Rounds 90 mm HE-T/HESH-T
  • 105 mm artillery ammunition
  • 155 mm artillery ammunition
  • 84 mm Carl-Gustav ammunition
  • Rounds 105 mm HE
  • Aircraft bombs
  • Aircraft rockets
  • Sea and land mines
  • Starburst practice missile refurbishment
  • Cast booster
  • Demolition charge (1 lb, 10 lb and 25 lb)

Pyrotechnics products

  • Coloured smoke grenades
  • 76 mm smoke grenades IR
  • Mini flares
  • Wire tripflares
  • Hand held rockets
  • Day and night signal distress
  • Ground illuminating flares
  • Aviation smoke generator
  • Signal cartridge 26.5 & 38 mm
  • Thunderflash
  • Cart.C.S anti-riot 38 mm
  • Hand thrown C.S anti-riot
  • High explosives hand grenade
  • Detonating cord
  • Electric and non electric detonator
  • Safety fuzes

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Products and Services". Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
  2. ^ Marhalim Abas (5 December 2011). "Local production of M4 to begin in 2013". The Sun Daily. Archived from the original on 1 July 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "National Aerospace & Defence Industries SDN BHD (NADI)". www.nadimalaysia.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d "Company Profile". Archived from the original on 15 February 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
  5. ^ Watters, Daniel E. "The 5.56 X 45mm: 1991"". The Gun Zone. Archived from the original on 14 September 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Malaysia inks major rifles deal".
  7. ^ Watters, Daniel E. "The 5.56 X 45mm: 2004". The Gun Zone. Archived from the original on 18 September 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Austria to shift assault rifle Steyr production to Malaysia". Defence Talk. 12 April 2004. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
  9. ^ a b Watters, Daniel E. "The 5.56 X 45mm: 2005". The Gun Zone. Archived from the original on 15 September 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  10. ^ https://www.sipri.org/sites/default/files/research/disarmament/dualuse/pdf-archive-att/pdfs/prio-evading-european-controls-on-arms-transfers-means-and-methods.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  11. ^ New Straits Times, 21 February 2001, National Section, "Arms producer to be absorbed by sister company", page 8.
  12. ^ a b "Malaysia has licence to make M4 assault rifles". The Star. 5 November 2007. Archived from the original on 3 February 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
  13. ^ Watters, Daniel E. "The 5.56 X 45mm: 2006". The Gun Zone. Archived from the original on 16 September 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  14. ^ "MEO has yet to sign MLA with Colt". KL Security Review. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
  15. ^ "Malaysia Eyes Bigger Market for M4 Carbine - Soldier Systems Daily". 22 May 2011.
  16. ^ KL eyes rifle deal with Jakarta and Bangkok, New Straits Times, 21 May 2011.
  17. ^ "..Products and Services". www.epicos.com. Archived from the original on 8 November 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  18. ^ Tony DiGiulian. "Sweden 57 mm/70 (2.25") SAK Marks 1, 2 and 3". NavWeaps. Retrieved 20 August 2022.