 Assorted items manufactured by Condor exhibited at LAAD 2018 | |
| Type | Sociedade Anônima |
|---|---|
| Condor | |
| Industry | Defense Non-lethal weapon |
| Founded | 1985 in Nova Iguaçu |
| Founder | Carlos Erane |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Firearms, weapons |
Number of employees | 600 |
| Website | https://www.condornaoletal.com.br |
Condor Não-Letal or Condor Tecnologias Não-Letais, is a Brazilian company of the war industry, defense, pyrotechnics and non-lethal weaponry.[1] Its portfolio includes several non-lethal products such as rubber bullets, tear gas grenades, impact and morale grenades, tear gas grenade launchers, disabling electroshock devices, and pyrotechnics for signaling and rescue.[2]
About 50% of Condor's non-lethal weapons production is exported to countries in Africa and the Middle East.[2]
History
Founded in 1985 by a former director of Química Tupan, a former supplier of landmines to the Brazilian Army, on the same site as the old factory,[3] Condor became the first specialized manufacturer of non-lethal weaponry to set up shop in Brazil.
In 2001, it exported its armaments for the first time, under order from the Brazilian Army for a UN peacekeeping mission in Algeria.[3] In 2003, in the book "Non-Lethal Weapons," U.S. Colonel John B. Alexander, a consultant to the U.S. Department of Defense and former commander of the Green Berets in the Vietnam War, mentioned the manufacturer and its armaments in the book.[3][4]
References
Notes
- ↑ "Condor SA/Brazil". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
- 1 2 "Condor Non-Lethal Technologies". CAAT. Retrieved 11 Oct 2021.
- 1 2 3 "Condor - E a evolução das tecnologias não letais no Brasil: uma história de três décadas que se misturam (in Portuguese)". Defesa Net. 27 Mar 2019. Retrieved 11 Oct 2021.
- ↑ Alexander 2003
Bibliography
- Alexander, John (2003). Future War: Non-Lethal Weapons in Modern Warfare Hardcover. United States: Thomas Dunne Books. ISBN 0312194161.