abstract:INDEP - Indústrias Nacionais de Defesa, EP (Defense National Industries, Public Corporation) was a defense industry company owned by the Portuguese Government and created to replace the Fábrica Nacional de Munições de Armas Ligeiras (National Light Armament Ammunition Factory, FNMAL) and the Fábrica Militar do Braço de Prata (FMBP) under the control of the National Defense Ministry. However, these two companies were never completely extinguished and merged and continued to exist under the management of INDEP with the new names Fábrica Nacional de Munições (FNM) e Fábrica de Braço de Prata (FBP), respectively.