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==History==
 
==History==
   
Little is known about the history of the Caribe. The weapon was developed by Venezuelan state-owned company CAVIM (''Compañia Anonima Venezolana de Industrias Militares'', lit. "Venezuelan Military Industries Company"). Government sources claim that it has been in development since 2006. The Caribe was first revealed in June 2018, when CAVIM president Carlos Armas López delivered a replica to the General Commander of the Venezuelan Military. CAVIM also released a promotional video around the same time.
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Little is known about the history of the Caribe. The weapon was developed by Venezuelan state-owned company CAVIM (''Compañia Anonima Venezolana de Industrias Militares'', lit. "Venezuelan Military Industries Company"). Government sources claim that it has been in development since 2006. The Caribe was first revealed in June 2018, when CAVIM president Carlos Armas López delivered a replica to the General Commander of the Venezuelan Military<!--Suárez Chourio?-->. CAVIM also released a promotional video around the same time.
   
 
In May 24, 2019, on the live inauguration ceremony of the FICTEC FANB 2019<!--Feria de Innovación, Desarrollo, Ciencia y Tecnología de la FANB--> expo, Venezuelan President [[wikipedia:Nicolás Maduro|Nicolás Maduro]] approved the allocation of 6,833,385 euros (over seven million US Dollars) for the development of the Caribe, and suggested issuing it to the Venezuelan militia.
 
In May 24, 2019, on the live inauguration ceremony of the FICTEC FANB 2019<!--Feria de Innovación, Desarrollo, Ciencia y Tecnología de la FANB--> expo, Venezuelan President [[wikipedia:Nicolás Maduro|Nicolás Maduro]] approved the allocation of 6,833,385 euros (over seven million US Dollars) for the development of the Caribe, and suggested issuing it to the Venezuelan militia.

Revision as of 07:42, 16 October 2019


The Caribe (lit. "the Caribbean") is a Venezuelan prototype submachine gun.

History

Little is known about the history of the Caribe. The weapon was developed by Venezuelan state-owned company CAVIM (Compañia Anonima Venezolana de Industrias Militares, lit. "Venezuelan Military Industries Company"). Government sources claim that it has been in development since 2006. The Caribe was first revealed in June 2018, when CAVIM president Carlos Armas López delivered a replica to the General Commander of the Venezuelan Military. CAVIM also released a promotional video around the same time.

In May 24, 2019, on the live inauguration ceremony of the FICTEC FANB 2019 expo, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro approved the allocation of 6,833,385 euros (over seven million US Dollars) for the development of the Caribe, and suggested issuing it to the Venezuelan militia.

In June 2019, Rear Admiral Carlos Molina Tamayo (Spanish Wikipedia), former director of the Directorate-General for Weapons and Explosives (DAEX) in the Venezuelan Armed Forces (currently exiled in Europe), criticized the Caribe as a publicity stunt. Tamayo states that the weapon has unfixed low reliability problems, and that it is a "mixture of several weapons".

Design

The Caribe is a hammer-fired bullpup submachine gun chambered in 9x19mm. It is select-fire and has a rate of fire of around 1,200 rpm. The weapon is sometimes shown with a threaded muzzle, and a suppressor for the weapon appears to be in development.

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