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Fabricaciones Militares

Fabricaciones Militares is Argentina's state defense-industrial company, descended from the Direccion General de Fabricaciones Militares created in 1941. The current company describes an industrial-defense mission across defense, security, industry, energy, mining, chemistry, and metalworking, with central administration in Buenos Aires and factories in Rio Tercero, Azul, Fray Luis Beltran, and Villa Maria.

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Fabricaciones Militares traces its institutional line to the Direccion General de Fabricaciones Militares, created in 1941 to support Argentine industrial and defense production. The modern state company presents itself as a supplier of defense, security, and industrial solutions, while its public site identifies four operating factories with distinct roles in chemicals, explosives, defense and security production, ammunition, and metalworking.

The manufacturer's small-arms and ordnance context is tied to named plants as well as the central state enterprise. Specialist references attribute the 105 mm Czekalski recoilless-rifle family to Fábrica Militar de Río Tercero, while FMK-3 references identify Fabricaciones Militares as the developer and the Domingo Matheu small-arms factory as the producer.

Defense and security productsAmmunitionExplosivesMetallurgyMilitary industrial support

Notable Systems

105 mm M1974 FMK-1 recoilless rifle, 105 mm recoilless rifle, Infantry Weapons

105 mm M1974 FMK-1 recoilless rifle

105 mm recoilless rifle

WeaponSystems.net and Small Arms Defense Journal attribute the Argentine 105 mm recoilless-rifle family, including the M1974 FMK-1, to Fábrica Militar de Río Tercero.

Sources: 105mm M1974, Infantry Support and Anti-tank Weapons in Latin America
FMK-3 submachine gun, 9x19 mm submachine gun, Infantry Weapons

FMK-3 submachine gun

9x19 mm submachine gun

WeaponSystems.net identifies Fabricaciones Militares as the FMK-3 developer and FMAP as producer, while Modern Firearms places manufacture at the Domingo Matheu small-arms factory.

Sources: FMK-3, FMK-3 (Argentina)

Manufacturer History

  1. Direccion General de Fabricaciones Militares created

    Argentina.gob.ar says the Direccion General de Fabricaciones Militares was created on October 9, 1941.

    Sources: Taiana y Durigon celebraron los 80 anos de Fabricaciones Militares

  2. Fabricaciones Militares becomes a state company

    The Argentine government history page says Fabricaciones Militares became a Sociedad del Estado in 2019.

    Sources: Taiana y Durigon celebraron los 80 anos de Fabricaciones Militares

  3. 105 mm ammunition testing announced

    Fabricaciones Militares reported successful 105 mm ammunition testing for Argentine TAM and TAM 2C-A2 tanks with the Argentine Army, showing continued ammunition work connected to national armored-vehicle support.

    Sources: Fabricaciones Militares

Website links
Official website80th anniversary historyOfficial news

The modern Fabricaciones Militares name coexists in sources with former Direccion General de Fabricaciones Militares wording and named plant attributions such as Rio Tercero and Domingo Matheu.

Manufacturer Sources

  • Fabricaciones MilitaresPublisher: Fabricaciones Militares S.A.U. | Note: Supports current company identity, defense and security focus, Argentine state-company framing, and listed production units. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Taiana y Durigon celebraron los 80 anos de Fabricaciones MilitaresPublisher: Argentina.gob.ar | Note: Supports manufacturer history, 1941 creation date, 2019 state-company transformation, business-unit context, and Fábrica Militar Río Tercero listing. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • 105mm M1974Publisher: WeaponSystems.net | Note: Supports manufacturer attribution for the 105 mm M1968/M1974 recoilless-rifle family to Fábrica Militar de Río Tercero. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Infantry Support and Anti-tank Weapons in Latin AmericaPublisher: Small Arms Defense Journal | Note: Supports manufacturer attribution and technical background for the Model 1974 FMK-1 as developed and built by Rio Tercero Military Factory in Argentina. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • FMK-3Publisher: WeaponSystems.net | Note: Supports FMK-3 developer attribution to Fabricaciones Militares, FMAP production, production dates, production quantity, and technical background for the catalog-linked notable system. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • FMK-3 (Argentina)Publisher: Modern Firearms | Note: Supports Fabricaciones Militares and Domingo Matheu factory attribution for the FMK-3 and describes the FMK-5 semi-automatic variant. | Accessed: 2026-07-11

Produced weapons

Category

Infantry Weapons

Portable weapons used by soldiers and small units.

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105 mm M1974 FMK-1 recoilless rifle, 105 mm recoilless rifle, Infantry Weapons1982 Falklands War105 mm M1974 FMK-1 recoilless rifle105 mm recoilless rifleBuilt in: ArgentinaThe 105 mm M1974 FMK-1 is the later standard in Argentina's Czekalski recoilless-rifle family, a heavy smoothbore infantry-support weapon with optical sights, an FAP/FN FAL spotting rifle, and a two-wheel adjustable carriage. Falklands War evidence directly documents the closely related Modelo 1968 Czekalski in Argentine service, while the M1974 designation is best supported as the improved FMK-1 ammunition and export-era standard.