What does pmc mean

pmc is a private military service company.

Private military service companies (English: private military company, abbreviation: PMC), is a private company specializing in the provision of security armed forces, due to the fact that has been corporatized, the so-called legal person, so private military service companies.

Modern private military services company can be summarized into two main contents. One is military support, such as the collection of military intelligence, armed security, etc., and the second is logistics or non-combat operations, such as private bodyguards, military advisers, etc..

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Scope of Business

1. Private Military Services: the military support component of traditional mercenaries.

2, maritime security: anti-piracy operations, there are currently about 140 companies of all sizes employed in the Indian Ocean waters for such services, including early warning and patrols, convoys and so on.

3, transport and logistics: that is, the military logistics component, some even have the ability to air transport, usually companies need to have a special handling of arms and chemicals and other hazardous or controlled products license to engage in, but also responsible for the delivery of valuables.

4, military training and consultancy: many companies have private security training schools, and provide local hotspots for nuisance cases and other information collection and organization.

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