U.S. Ordnance

U.S. Ordnance, Inc.
Company typePrivate
IndustryArms[1]
Founded1997[1]
Headquarters,
United States[1]
ProductsFirearms[1]
Websitewww.usord.com

U.S. Ordnance–Defense Systems and Manufacturing, often called USORD, is a firearms manufacturer in McCarran, Nevada, 20 minutes outside Reno. Since 1997,[2] the Nevada corporation has designed, developed, and manufactured military small arms, machine guns, and replacement parts.

U.S. Ordnance specializes in producing versions of the mature, combat-proven Mk43/M60E4 and M2 machine guns, making and testing them according to U.S. military technical specifications and instructions. U.S. Ordnance is the only manufacturer of the Mk43 machine gun.[citation needed]

The company's primary weapons are the M2HB, M2A2 (QCB), the Mk43/M60E4, the M60D Enhanced and the M16/M4/M203, all of which are sanctioned by NATO. U.S. Ordnance sells these to U.S. government agencies, including law enforcement and the military, and to federally approved foreign governments and militaries. It also provides training for its products.

M2 and M60 machine guns are in service in more than 47 countries.[citation needed]

  1. ^ a b c d "U.S. Ordnance: About Us". U.S. Ordnance.
  2. ^ U.S. Ordnance plans expansion | NNBW.com