military industry. 100 years and look to technology
SEP 15, 2016 97 views 0
MEXICO CITY A celebration of 206 years of the Independence of Mexico, the Secretariat of National Defense (Sedena) comes with two commemorations: the centenary of the creation of the Mexican military industry and the half century of existence and social support offered in times of natural disasters, through the DN-III Plan.
This year in the parade of September 16 highlighted these two aspects in the history of the institution, he told EL UNIVERSAL General Division, Fausto Genaro Lozano Espinosa, CEO of Military Industry.
"The 50 years of the Plan DN-III as one of the substantive tasks of the Army and the Mexican Air Force, which have a great impact on society, and the 100 years of the military industry, are 100 years producing our weapons and ammunition "he says.
October 16 is the 100th anniversary of the military industry. Venustiano Carranza issued the decree that several factories that existed in 1916 and thus the Mexican military industry was created merged.
The defense has 18 factories, 11 finished product and seven support, in which 4,000 people work 382, of which approximately 500 are women and are spread over three shifts. "We grenade factory, the factory load, but the volume of production, cartridges and arms are the most important, are supported by seven factories to meet the annual production targets. This factory [the gun] is in a process of modernization, yet until two years ago there was much obsolete machinery or old, but useful, today 80% of machinery is modern "he said.
The Department of Defense is in the process of technological renovation to accelerate production and to boost the creativity of Mexican engineers, currently has 35 patents, most are of this administration and several more are in the process of registration. "We have a production of 15 thousand rifles a year, but with modernization in 2017 we will be producing 30 thousand, among other weapons. We are at a time when we have our own technological developments, the military industry of Mexico is the second, after Pemex, the largest number of patents, "he said.
In the arms factory Industry Military Avenue, Colonia Lomas de Sotelo, in Mexico City, 80% is the most modern machinery with computerized systems but also has technological projects in the medium and long term.
"There is an important innovation and technological development momentum. In this administration takeoff it has been very important. We have human capital with enormous capabilities, our engineers have an excellent preparation from the Military School of Engineers, and here continue to prepare, doing master's degrees, doctorates, there are a number of doctors and teachers specialists in different areas. The labor is all military, "added the director.
For its production volume factories and weapons cartridges excel. Cartridge production is 18 million annually and, like rifles and pistols, are for the exclusive use of Army troops, although it is planned that in the future be sold to police forces in the country.
"We currently have a FX-05 rifle that is proprietary technology, but almost have what we call the FX family; besides the carbine rifle we have the submachine gun, grenade launcher attachment we have a .40 mm and are working in engineering light machine gun. It is in the process developing a semi automatic pistol that surely the coming year will be producing "forward Lozano Espinosa.
The FX-05 Xiuhcoatl -word Nahuatl which means snake fire is an assault rifle Mexican 100% capable of making 750 rounds per minute and a range of up to 800 meters, made to the anatomy of the Mexican said Captain First Miguel Angel Sosa, head of factory production of cartridges.
At 10 years of its presentation, it is the official weapon of the Army and replaces Heckler & Koch G3. The FX is 5.56 x 45 mm, cartridges that are also produced in the Department of Defense.
General Lozano Espinosa stressed that the goal for 2018 is the total migration weapons with operational troops, who still use the G3 rifle is originally a German patent that Sedena bought 20 years ago and evolved, but is replaced by the weapons national technology, enabling significant savings.
"Our products are world class, starting from the machines themselves and each factory has its own area of quality inspection and have quality management of military industry, which has a central laboratory testing to ensure that our products meet the highest demands, "the military command.
"We are well aware that the quality of our products is critical to ensure that operational troops meet institutional missions protecting the lives of our people," he said.
To mark the centenary of the military industry a submachine gun to be released later this month is manufactured.
"In the area of aviation have several projects such as the construction of a light aircraft for training cadets of the College of the Air, we are also dabbling in the design and development of rockets war and rockets to place even a satellite, in some years through our own technology, "said the director general of Military Industry.
"We have three prototypes of armored vehicles, have 65 vehicles in operation, one is no prototype, is the DN-11; Titan have approved and ready to enter production line, and a much heavier vehicle of 12 tonnes, which we call Cimarron, road and is useful for command posts, "he announced. The contribution of the military industry is important because it generates low-cost products for the armed forces and represents a saving for the nation, but there are plans for commercial production.
"We want to take the leap and move not only economies but benefits for the Mexican state with the technological developments that we are sure that this will be a trigger for a military industry worldwide, a new industry for the country, generating benefits today not occur, so that if today is a pride for the country, in a few years we all feel more proud to have an industry of this nature, "he predicted.
The Department of Defense would be able to sell weapons at very competitive prices, with the advantage that it could also provide maintenance to extend the life of that material.
