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| Company type | S.A. |
|---|---|
| Industry | Arms industry |
| Founded | 3 July 1889 |
| Founder | Henri Pieper |
| Headquarters | , Belgium |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | |
| Products | Firearms, ammunition |
Number of employees | 3,000 worldwide |
| Parent | FN Browning Group |
| Website | fnherstal |
Fabrique Nationale Herstal (French for 'National Factory Herstal'), trading as FN Herstal and often referred to as Fabrique Nationale, Factory National, or simply FN, is a leading firearms manufacturer based in Herstal, Belgium, and former vehicle manufacturer. It was the largest exporter of military small arms in Europe as of 2012[update].[1]
FN Herstal is owned by FN Browning Group,[2] which is in turn owned by the regional government of Wallonia.[3] The Herstal Group also owns the Browning Arms Company and the U.S. Repeating Arms Company (Winchester).[3]
FN America is the U.S. subsidiary of FN Herstal, which was formed by the merger of FN's previous two American subsidiaries – FN Manufacturing and FNH USA.[4] A United Kingdom based manufacturing facility, FNH UK, is also in operation.
Firearms designed and/or manufactured by FN include the S.A.W. M249, Browning Hi-Power and Five-seven pistols, the FAL, FNC, F2000 and SCAR rifles, the P90 submachine gun, the M2 Browning, MAG, Minimi and the FN Evolys machine guns;[3] all have been commercially successful.[5] FN Herstal's firearms are used by the armed forces of over 100 countries.[6]
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- ^ "Défense : Groupe Herstal devient FN Browning Group". Le Soir (in French). 2024-06-14. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
- ^ a b c "Herstal Group: About Us". FN Herstal. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
- ^ "FN Manufacturing and FNH USA to consolidate U.S. Operations". FN Herstal. June 6, 2014. Archived from the original on August 31, 2017. Retrieved May 15, 2017.
- ^ Miller, David (2001). The Illustrated Directory of 20th Century Guns. Salamander Books Ltd. ISBN 1-84065-245-4.
- ^ "Report: Profiling the Small Arms Industry - World Policy Institute - Research Project". World Policy Institute. November 2000. Archived from the original on 2017-10-11. Retrieved 2010-07-15.