SME Ordnance explained

SME Ordnance Sdn Bhd
Type:Private Limited Company
Location City:Batu Arang, Selangor
Location Country:Malaysia
Key People:General (R) Tan Sri Dato' Seri Mohd Shahrom bin Dato' Hj Nordin
(Chairman)
Industry:Industrial
Defence
Products:Document management systems, firearms, ammunition and pyrotechnics
Owner:General (R) Tan Sri Dato' Seri Mohd Shahrom bin Dato' Hj Nordin
Parent:Minister of Defence

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

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]

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] 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.[13]

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.[14] [15]

Products and services

Source :[16] [17] [1] [18]

Rifles

Small arms ammunition

Large calibre ammunition

Pyrotechnics products

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20110809175621/http://www.epicos.com/epicos/extended/malaysia/ordnance/smeordnance_products.html. 2011-08-09. Products and Services. 22 March 2010.
  2. Web site: Local production of M4 to begin in 2013 . 5 December 2011 . 10 January 2012 . The Sun Daily . Marhalim Abas . unfit . https://web.archive.org/web/20180701221126/http://www.thesundaily.my/news/229837 . 1 July 2018 .
  3. Web site: National Aerospace & Defence Industries SDN BHD (NADI) . www.nadimalaysia.com . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200205051541/http://www.nadimalaysia.com/subsidiaries.php . 5 February 2020 . dead.
  4. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20120215194303/http://www.epicos.com/epicos/extended/malaysia/ordnance/smeordnance_profile.html. 2012-02-15. Company Profile. 22 March 2010.
  5. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20190914051250/http://looserounds.com/556timeline/556dw-1991/. The 5.56 X 45mm: 1991" . 2019-09-14. Daniel E . Watters . 2020-04-08. The Gun Zone.
  6. Web site: Malaysia inks major rifles deal.
  7. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20190918103921/http://looserounds.com/556timeline/556dw-2004/. The 5.56 X 45mm: 2004 . 2019-09-18. 2020-04-08. Daniel E . Watters . The Gun Zone.
  8. Web site: Austria to shift assault rifle Steyr production to Malaysia. 22 March 2010 . Defence Talk . 12 April 2004.
  9. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20190915004103/http://looserounds.com/556timeline/556dw-2005/. The 5.56 X 45mm: 2005 . 2019-09-15. Daniel E . Watters . 2020-04-08. The Gun Zone.
  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
  11. New Straits Times, 21 February 2001, National Section, "Arms producer to be absorbed by sister company", page 8.
  12. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20190916231126/http://looserounds.com/556timeline/556dw-2006/. The 5.56 X 45mm: 2006 . 2019-09-16. Daniel E . Watters . 2020-04-08. The Gun Zone.
  13. Web site: MEO has yet to sign MLA with Colt. 24 August 2010. KL Security Review.
  14. Web site: Malaysia Eyes Bigger Market for M4 Carbine - Soldier Systems Daily. 22 May 2011 .
  15. KL eyes rifle deal with Jakarta and Bangkok, New Straits Times, 21 May 2011.
  16. Web site: ..Products and Services . www.epicos.com . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111108212635/http://www.epicos.com/epicos/extended/malaysia/ordnance/smeordnance_products.html . 8 November 2011 . dead.
  17. Web site: Tony DiGiulian . Sweden 57 mm/70 (2.25") SAK Marks 1, 2 and 3 . NavWeaps . 2022-08-20.
  18. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20090203071332/http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2007%2F11%2F5%2Fnation%2F19381084&sec=nation. 3 February 2009. Malaysia has licence to make M4 assault rifles. 22 March 2010. 5 November 2007. The Star. live.

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