Private military company
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A private military company (PMC) is a private company providing armed combat or security services for financial gain. PMCs refer to their staff as "security contractors" or "private military contractors". Private military companies refer to their business generally as the "private military industry" or "The Circuit".
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See also
- List of private military companies
- List of private security companies
- Security company
- Private police
- Company police
- Private army
- Albrecht Wallenstein
- Arms industry
- Command responsibility
- Companies by arms sales
- Condottieri
- Defense contractor
- Law of war
- LOGCAP
- Mercenary
- Military-industrial complex
- Montreux Document
- Personal Security Detachment
- Private defense agency
- Private intelligence agency
- Private Investigator
- Privateer
- Shadow Company (film)
- Shadow Force (television show)
- Slavonic Corps
- Special forces
- Special operations
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