PMC

British

abbreviation

private military company: a commercial organization whose employees are paid to carry out military or security duties in cooperation with or in the place of regular military formations

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PMC

He insisted that his organisation was "not PMC Wagner".

From Barron's ● Dec. 23, 2025

After June's mutiny Mr Mardasov said that a number of Wagner troops had been offered a transfer to a competing company called PMC Redut.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2023

"Moscow will likely use the Summit to reassure African partners of their commitment and continuity of PMC services in the wake of the uncertainty from the past month," she said.

From Reuters ● Jul. 28, 2023

But when Parvizi and others disrupted brain activity in the PMC by injecting electric currents into the brains of individuals with epilepsy, they failed to alter the physical “I” feeling.

From Scientific American ● Jul. 12, 2023

The denial that any representative of PMC 873 had been involved.

From Thin Edge by Randall Garrett

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