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The following list of modern armament manufacturers presents major companies producing modern weapons and munitions. The companies are listed by their full name followed by the short form, or common acronym, if any, in parentheses. The country the company is based in, if the information is available, follows that. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Image File history File links Question_book-3. ...

Accuracy International is a specialist British firearms manufacturer based in Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom, and best known for producing the Accuracy International Arctic Warfare series of precision sniper rifles. ... For other uses, see Antonov (disambiguation). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Alliant Techsystems NYSE: ATK is a major US aerospace and defense contractor with sales of approximately USD $3. ... The Armalite AR-18. ... Armi Jager is an Italian firearms manufacturer. ... Armscor refers to either: the Philippines-based South African manufacturer of weapons. ... This article is about armaments factories. ... ASELSAN was founded by the Turkish Armed Forces Foundation at the end of 1975 to produce tactical military radios and defense electronic systems for the Turkish Army. ... Atlas Elektronik GmbH is a subsidary of BAE Systems based in Bremen, Germany. ... , BAE Systems plc (BAE) is a British defence and aerospace company headquartered at Farnborough, UK, which has worldwide interests, particularly in North America through its subsidiary BAE Systems Inc. ... Evolution of the land systems division of BAE Systems, 1970s to Land & Armaments formation BAE Systems Bofors is a Swedish subsidiary of BAE Systems Land and Armaments. ... For other uses, see Benelli (disambiguation). ... Logo of Pietro Beretta This article is about a firearm manufacturer; for the car, see Chevrolet Beretta. ... Boeing Integrated Defense Systems (Boeing IDS), based in St. ... The Birmingham Small Arms Company (BSA) was a British manufacturer of vehicles, firearms, and military equipment, and still exists as an airgun sport manufacturer and distributor. ... Charter Arms Co. ... Colt Canada is a firearms manufacturer located in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. ... Diemaco is a Canadian firearms and defence company. ... For other uses, see CMC. Colts Manufacturing Company (CMC--formerly Colts Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company) is a United States firearms manufacturer founded in 1847. ... ÄŒeská Zbrojovka is a Czech firearms manufacturer also known for making ÄŒZ motorcycles. ... Category: Possible copyright violations ... Denel Aerospace Systems is a division of Denel, the South African armaments production company. ... Detonics USA is a firearm manufacturing company based in Pendergrass, Georgia, USA. Detonics USA began operation in the summer of 2004 as the third incarnation of the original Detonics company based in Seattle, Washington. ... Diehl BGT Defence GmbH & Ko KG is a German arms manufacturer with headquarters in Ãœberlingen. ... The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is Indias premier research organisation for defence related matters. ... The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company EADS N.V. (EADS) is a large European aerospace corporation, formed by the merger on July 10, 2000 of Aérospatiale-Matra of France, Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA (CASA) of Spain, and DaimlerChrysler Aerospace AG (DASA) of Germany. ... EAS (Ellinika Amyntika Systimata, or Hellenic Defense Systems) is the company formed by the merger in 2004 of the Greek state Defense Companies EBO and Pyrkal. ... Company logo Cypriot National Guard with a FN P90 at a parade in Larnaca Fabrique Nationale de Herstal, more often abbreviated as Fabrique Nationale or simply FN, is a Belgian manufacturer of firearms. ... Browning Arms Company was founded in Utah in 1927. ... The U.S. Repeating Arms Company. ... Located in Anoka, Minnesota, Federal is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Edina, Minnesota-based ATK, Alliant Techsystems. ... Field Emission gun A technique to emit an electron beam Categories: Pages needing attention ... Finmeccanica S.p. ... Franchi S.p. ... General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE: GD) is a defense conglomerate formed by mergers and divestitures, and as of 2006 it is the sixth largest defense contractor in the world[2]. The company has changed markedly in the post-Cold War era of defense consolidation. ... GIAT Industries (formerly known as Groupement des Industries de lArmée de Terre, Armys Industries Group) is a French government-owned weapon manufacturer. ... Glock is an Austrian weapons manufacturer (named after the founder Gaston Glock) founded in 1963 in Deutsch-Wagram, near Vienna, Austria. ... History: Heavy Industries Taxila is backbone of Pakistan army its a combination of multiple industries that has grown into a large military complex since 1980. ... Heckler & Koch GmbH (H&K) (pronounced [1]) is a German weapons manufacturing company famous for various series of small firearms, notably the MP5 submachine gun, the MP7 personal defense weapon, USP series of handguns, high-precision PSG1 sniper rifle, and the G3 and G36 assault rifles. ... Holland & Holland are prestigious British gun-makers of hand-made sporting rifles and shotguns, holding two Royal Warrants. ... Howaldtswerke is a German shipyard founded 1838 in Kiel. ... HS 2000 HS Produkt d. ... INDEP - Indústrias Nacionais de Defesa, EP (Defense National Industries, Public Corporation) is a defense industry company owned by the Portuguese Government. ... IMI logo Israel Military Industries Ltd. ... Israel Aircraft Industries or IAI is Israels prime aerospace and aviation manufacturer, producing aerial systems for both military and civilian usage. ... IZH (ИЖ) is a weapons manufacturer in Izhevsk, Russia that makes the well known AK-47 Kalashnikov but also have a civilian production of automobiles and motorcycles. ... Kahr Arms is a small arms manufacturer with a 22,000 sq. ... Kel-Tec CNC Industries Inc. ... Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau, often simply called Morozov Design Bureau or abbreviated KMDB, is a state-owned company in Kharkiv, Ukraine, which designs armoured vehicles, including the T-80 and T-84 main battle tanks, as well as military prime movers. ... Kimber is a manufacturer of M1911 pistols, rifles, and shotguns. ... Knights Armament Company (KAC, also Knights Manufacturing Company) is an American firearms and firearms parts manufacturer. ... Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KDA), one of two operating companies of Kongsberg Gruppen (KOG), is a supplier of defence and space related systems and products, mainly anti-ship missiles, military communications, and command and weapons control systems for naval vessels and air-defence applications. ... Krauss-Maffei is an injection molding machine manufacturer based in Germany. ... Les Baer Custom Inc. ... , LFK is a German missile systems company and a subsidiary of EADS. Today officially MBDA Germany but better known as LFK-Lenkflugkörpersysteme GmbH. In June 2005 an agreement was signed between MBDA and LFK which places the company merged into MBDA; LFK parent EADS holds 37. ... The Lockheed SR-71 was remarkably advanced for its time and remains unsurpassed in many areas of performance. ... Lürssen (or Lürssen Werft) is a German shipbuilding company based in Bremen-Vegesack. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... The Makina ve Kimya Endüstrisi Kurumu (The Machinery and Chemical Industry Institution, or MKEK) was a reorganization in 1950 of a Turkish government-controlled group of factories that supplied the Turkish Army with supplies, munitions, and equipment. ... Mauser is the common name of a German arms manufacturer, maker of a line of bolt-action rifles from the 1870s to present. ... Marlin Model 60 22LR rifle manufactured in 1982 The Marlin Firearms Company of North Haven, Connecticut manufactures Marlin Rifles. ... MBDA is a European arms company which manufactures missiles and is the result of the 2001 merger of Aérospatiale-Matra Missiles (of EADS), Alenia Marconi Systems missile divisions and Matra BAe Dynamics. ... Metal Storm Limited is a research and development company that specializes in electronically initiated stacked projectile weapons technology. ... The Malyshev Factory (Ukrainian: ), formerly the Kharkov Locomotive Factory (KhPZ), is a state-owned manufacturer of heavy equipment in Kharkiv, Ukraine. ... The China North Industries Corporation (Chinese: ; Pinyin: ; literally North Industries), official English name Norinco, manufactures vehicles (trucks, cars and motorcycles), machinery, optical-electronic products, oil field equipment, chemicals, light industrial products, explosives and blast materials, civil and military firearms and ammunition, etc. ... OFB India is the body in India which controls the defense armament production and is located in Kolkata (Calcutta). ... The Northrop Corporation was a leading aircraft manufacturer of the United States. ... Oerlikon is a Swiss anti-aircraft artillery manufacturer made famous by its 20mm cannons in World War II. Copies and derivatives of these designs were used by the Germans, French, British and Japanese weapon manufacturers. ... Olympic Arms builds and sells AR15 pattern rifles. ... OMI (ORDTECH Military Industries) is a Greek Defence company established in the mid-1980s, with headquarters and production facilities in the Menalon Industrial Area, in Arcadia (it should not be confused with , a U.S. company which unofficially also uses the Ordtech acronym). ... The Pakistan Aeronautical Complex is a facility used to service, assemble and manufacture aircraft for Pakistan located at Kamra, Punjab, Pakistan. ... We dont have an article called Pakistan Ordnance Factories Start this article Search for Pakistan Ordnance Factories in. ... Patria is a Finnish company which produces a wide range of defence, aviation and aerospace technology. ... Para-Ordnance is a firearms manufacturer located in Toronto, Canada. ... Remington Arms is a major American manufacturer of rifles, shotguns, other firearms, revolvers and ammunition. ... Rheinmetall AG is a German automotive and defense company with factories in Düsseldorf, Kassel and Unterlüß. It has a long tradition of making guns and artillery pieces. ... Rock River Arms, Incorporated is a manufacturing company based in Colona, Illinois. ... Royal Ordnance was the state-run arms manufacturer in the United Kingdom which was privatised in 1984 and sold off by the government to British Aerospace (BAe) in 1987. ... Fort is a Ukrainian weapons manufacturer from Vinnytsia, Ukraine. ... For the manufacturer of Saab cars, see Saab Automobile. ... SAKO, Limited (Suojeluskuntain Ase- ja Konepaja Oy, Civil Guard Gun- and Machiningworks Ltd) is a Finnish firearm manufacturer located in Riihimäki. ... // Savage Arms was founded in 1894 by Arthur Savage in Utica, NY. Perhaps best-known for the Savage Model 99 which is a hammerless lever action rifle, which is no longer in production. ... Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company was formed in Hartford, Connecticut. ... Smith & Wesson NASDAQ: SWHC (S&W) is the largest manufacturer of handguns in the United States. ... This is an article about the US Government Arsenal. ... Sphinx Systems Limited is a small Swiss based manufacturer of high quality pistols used mainly by special forces, elite police units and sports shooters. ... The Austrian firm Steyr-Mannlicher is a firearms manufacturer based in the city of Steyr. ... Singapore Technologies Engineering is a global defence and engineering group of over 100 subsidiaries in 29 cities in 17 countries. ... STI International, Inc. ... An Infinity Firearms Pistol Strayer-Voigt, Inc. ... Sturm, Ruger & Company is a Connecticut-based manufacturing company composed of three divisions: Ruger Firearms, Ruger Investment Castings, and Ruger Golf. ... Swiss Arms AG is a Swiss manufacturer of small arms. ... SIGARMS is the US representative of Swiss manufacturing firm Swiss Arms AG, which was split off of Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft (SIG) in 2000. ... link title--85. ... // Taser International, Incorporated is a Scottsdale, Arizona-based corporation that produces Tasers, the most common brand of electroshock gun. ... Taurus-PT24/7 (polymer-frame) Taurus Tracker PT111 9mm Forjas Taurus S/A (Taurus Forge) is a manufacturing conglomerate based in Porto Alegre, Brazil. ... Founded in 1923 as the Special Yarns Company by Royal Little, Textron NYSE: TXT, today is a multi-industry company with a portfolio of familiar brands such as Bell Helicopter, E-Z-GO, Cessna Aircraft, and Greenlee, among others. ... Thompson Center Arms is an American firearms company based in Rochester, New Hampshire. ... The Thales Group (Euronext: HO) is a major French electronics company delivering mission-critical information systems and services for the Aerospace, Defence, and Security markets. ... ThyssenKrupp AG (ISIN: DE0007500001) is a very large German industrial conglomerate, with about 188,000 employees. ... The main Uralvagonzavod building Uralvagonzavod (Уралвагонзавод, Dzierzhinsky Ural Railroad Car Works, Uralsky vagonostroitelny zavod imeni F.E. Dzerzhinskogo, UVZ) is an industrial location in Nizhny Tagil, Russia. ... The Winchester Repeating Arms Company was a prominent American maker of repeating firearms during the late 19th Century and the early 20th Century. ... It has been suggested that Webley & Scott Flare Guns be merged into this article or section. ... Valmet (originally Valtion Metallitehtaat - Governmental Metalworks) was formed in 1951, when the state of Finland decided to group their various factories working on war reparations for Soviet Union under one company. ... Not to be confused with Republika Srpska. ... Yuzhnoye Design Bureau (Russian: ; Ukrainian: ), located in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine, is a designer of satellites and rockets, and formerly of Soviet intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) established by Mikhail Yangel. ... Zastava Arms is a subsidiary of Zastava, and is the sole producer of military firearms in Serbia. ... Not to be confused with Republika Srpska. ...

See also

• Arms industry
• Defense contractor