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FN Herstal provides airborne systems with unprecedented and unequalled firing capabilities for multi-role helicopters and subsonic aircraft while maintaining simplicity of use and crew safety.
FN Herstal provides integrated airborne weapon systems with unprecedented and unequalled firing capabilities for multi-role helicopters and subsonic aircraft while maintaining simplicity of use and crew safety.
Taking advantage of its century-long firearms expertise, FN Herstal designs, develops and manufactures fully integrated airborne weapon systems equipped with combat proven, single-barrel automatic machine guns that offer reliability, accuracy, simplicity and safety.
FN Herstal’s integrated airborne weapon systems include crew-served or axially mounted machine guns, rocket launchers and a complete range of ammunition.
More than just selling weapon systems, FN Herstal develops the complete integration of the system together with the helicopter manufacturer or directly with the end user. The company supervises the installation of all its products and provides operator training as well as a high-quality after-sales service to meet our customers’ requirements.
For 120 years, FN Herstal has successfully equipped generations of soldiers, airmen and marines. Its solid reputation can be attributed to its rigorous professional ethics, ongoing effort to achieve foremost quality, and commitment to efficient service and outstanding customer support. Every weapon FN Herstal builds proudly bears the FN Herstal oval, a mark that represents more than a century of experience making the finest weapons in the world.
FN Herstal’s airborne pintle mounted weapon systems are fully mechanical and do not require any electrical power, making firing possible even if the carrier faces problems. They can integrate two different weapons, either a .50 cal or 7.62 cal FN machine gun.
FN airborne pintle mounted systems can be window-, door- or ramp positioned and offer the following:
FN airborne podded systems are self-contained and present an all-in-one concept including a .50 cal FN M3P machine gun (1,100 rounds per minute), ammunition box,firing actuator and cocking device in one single casing, ensuring optimum performance in difficult operational conditions, such as sandy or dusty environment. An optional configuration is available with three additional rockets providing extra firepower.
FN airborne podded mounted systems feature a fit and plug concept through 14in Nato standard lugs, for easy and quick adjustment of the helicopter configuration depending on the mission.
FN Herstal offers the three following models:
To date, FN Herstal airborne weapon systems have been selected to equip more than 2,800 helicopters and subsonic aircraft worldwide. FN Herstal is also a market leader in the supply of small arms.
FN Herstal manufactures and provides a full range of small caliber ammunition, including the .50 cal APEI (stands for Armour-Piercing Explosive Incendiary).
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10 November 2020Belgium-based designer and manufacturer of small caliber weapons and associated weapon systems and ammunition FN Herstal will attend EURONAVAL online, from today to 25 October.
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15 October 2020Belgium-based designer and manufacturer of small caliber weapons and associated weapon systems FN Herstal introduces a newly-developed Ground Support Equipment (GSE) test unit, called FN® D-Pod TU, and offers optimized level of integration, operational capability and maintenance on rotary- and fixed-wing aircraft.
2 October 2020FN Herstal, a Belgian subsidiary of the Herstal Group, and the French group Nexter have signed a strategic contract in the framework of the CaMo (Capacité Motorisée or Motorized Capability) program for the modernization of the Belgian Army’s ground mobility capability.
3 September 2020Belgium-based FN Herstal, one of the world’s leading designers, developers and manufacturers of small caliber weapons and weapon systems, will present its latest capabilities in defense and security solutions at MILIPOL 2019 Exhibition, Paris, France, from November 19 through to November 22.
14 November 2019For 130 years, Belgium-based FN Herstal has provided generations of Defense and Security Forces as well as Special Units, with weapons that give them a clear advantage in any engagement. FN Herstal will exhibit its small caliber weapon and weapon systems at DEFENSE & SECURITY 2019, Bangkok, from November 18 through to November 21.
13 November 2019FN Herstal has confirmed it will be exhibiting at the 2019 MSPO Defence Exhibition in Kielce, Poland on 3-6 September.
20 August 2019FNH UK, the UK-based subsidiary of FN Herstal, will attend the Close Combat Symposium organised by Cranfield Defence and Security University from 9-11 July.
5 July 2019For 130 years, Belgium-based FN Herstal has provided generations of Defense and Security Forces, as well as special units, with firearms that give them a clear advantage in any engagement.
15 May 2019For 130 years, FN Herstal has provided generations of Defense and Security Forces as well as Special Units, with firearms that give them a clear advantage in any engagement. This proud tradition is set to continue long into the future. FN Herstal, world leader in the design and manufacture of small arms, presented its latest products at EUROPOLTECH 2019 in Warsaw on 8-10 May.
14 May 2019FN Herstal will be presenting its firearms, integrated weapon systems and latest technology that positions it as one of the world’s leading innovative firearms manufacturers at the SITDEF Defense and Prevention of Disasters Exhibition 2019 in Peru on 16-19 May.
13 May 2019FN Herstal has confirmed its attendance for the upcoming SITDEF event in Peru, which focusses on international defense technology and prevention of disasters.
2 May 2019FN Herstal has confirmed its attendance at this year's Enforce Tac exhibition being held in Nuremberg, Germany on 6-7 March 2019.
20 February 2019FN Herstal has announced that it will be attending this year’s International Military Helicopter event, taking place in London, UK.
22 January 2019FN Herstal and its subsidiaries FN America and FNH UK will be attending this year’s Shot Show event in Las Vegas, Nevada, US.
10 January 2019FN Herstal and its subsidiaries FN America and FNH UK will be attending this year’s International Armoured Vehicles event in London, UK.
10 January 2019Belgium-based weapon and weapon system designer and manufacturer FN Herstal has issued the list of trade shows the company and its subsidiaries of FN America and FNH UK will attend in 2019.
10 January 2019Leading firearms manufacturers FN HERSTAL has developed a new comprehensive FN® Airborne Digital Suite to meet challenging market demands and expectations on integrating machine guns into modern platforms, which will be exhibited at this year's Farnborough International Airshow.
9 July 2018Following a successful partnership in displaying the deFNder® Medium Remote Weapon Station (RWS) fitted onto the THeMIS Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) at the DSEI exhibition in London last year, FN HERSTAL and Milrem Robotics will go a step further at EUROSATORY in mid June.
7 June 2018FN Herstal will display its deFNder® Medium Remote Weapon Station (RWS) along with the ANTARES optronic system at this year's international defence and security EUROSATORY exhibition, to be held in Paris, France, from 11-15 June.
6 June 2018FN HERSTAL, along with its US subsidiary FN America, will be taking part in this year's Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC) between 21-24 May in Tampa, Florida, US.
17 May 2018FN HERSTAL and its US subsidiary FN America will be participating in the upcoming ITEC conference between 15-17 May in Stuttgart, Germany.
9 May 2018FN HERSTAL, along with its US subsidiary FN America, will be taking part in the International Defence Exhibition Bratislava (IDEB) 2018 between 16-18 May at the EXPO-Arena in Bratislava, Slovakia.
2 May 2018FN Herstal, along with US subsidiary FN America, will be attending the QUAD-A 2018 Army Aviation Mission Solutions Summit.
20 April 2018FN HERSTAL and US subsidiary FN America will be attending the 20th anniversary of FIDAE, a leading aerospace and defence trade show in Latin America.
28 March 2018FN Herstal, along with its US subsidiary FN America, will be attending this year's EVTA in Paris, France, on 29 March.
12 March 2018FN Herstal has proposed a short telescopic buttstock for its FN SCAR®-SC Subcompact Carbine.
5 March 2018FN Herstal and US subsidiary FN America will be attending this year's Enforce Tac international exhibition and conference.
2 March 2018FN Herstal is pleased to announce that its FN® FCU Mk3 Fire Control Unit has been selected to be part of the Infanterist der Zukunft - Erweitertes System (IdZ-ES) program for the German Army.
28 February 2018FN Herstal and subsidiaries FN America and FNH UK will be attending this year's International Military Helicopter (IMH) show between 30 January - 1 February.
26 January 2018FN Herstal and its subsidiaries, FN America and FNH UK, are pleased to be attending this year's SHOT Show between 23-26 January.
19 January 2018FN Herstal, along with its subsidiaries FN America and FNH UK, will be attending this year's International Armoured Vehicles (IAV) Conference.
18 January 2018Small arms company FN HERSTAL will be attending Expodefensa taking place in Bogota, Colombia, between 4-6 December.
27 November 2017At Milipol Paris 2017 FN Herstal, the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of small arms, will unveil an innovative addition to its renowned FN SCAR® family: the FN SCAR®-SC subcompact carbine.
20 November 2017FN HERSTAL is due to appear at the MILIPOL 2017 event, which is in Paris, France, from 21-24 November.
15 November 2017FN Herstal, along with its US subsidiary FN America, will be attending this year's Defense & Security Expo in Bangkok, Thailand.
30 October 2017Three years after being acquired by small arms manufacturer FN Herstal, Manroy Engineering has revealed its rebranding and name change to FNH UK.
31 August 2017Small arms manufacturer FN Herstal, along with its subsidiary FN America, will be exhibiting at SITDEF 2017 in Lima, Peru, between 18-21 May.
11 May 2017FN Herstal, along with its US subsidiary FN America, will be attending the Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC) 2017 in Tampa, Florida, US, between 15-18 May.
8 May 2017FN Herstal and its subsidiary FN America will be exhibiting at this year's EUROPOLTECH, between 26-28 April.
20 April 2017FN Herstal, along with its US subsidiary FN America, will be exhibiting at this year's QUAD-A show.
19 April 2017Leading firearms manufacturer Belgium-based FN Herstal is introducing its third-generation Mk3 version of the FN® FCU.
17 February 2017Belgium-based leading firearms manufacturer FN Herstal will be exhibiting its FN® Expert Marksmanship Training System at this year's IDEX trade show in Abu Dhabi between 19-23 February.
31 January 2017Leading firearms manufacturer FN Herstal has released its newly developed, self-powered for the FN SCAR® collection of rifles based on breakthrough technology.
26 January 2017FN Herstal will be visiting the NATO Life Cycle Management (LCM) Conference between 24-25 January at the Parker Hotel Brussels Airport, Belgium.
19 January 2017Small arms specialist FN Herstal, along with its subsidary FN America, will be attending the SHOT Show 2017.
11 January 2017FN Herstal has issued the list of trade shows the company, and its US subsidiary FN America, will attend in 2017.
4 January 2017Belgium-based FN Herstal, a leading firearms manufacturers, will be exhibiting its full portfolio at this year's Defense and Security Equipment International (DSEi) exhibition on 15-18 September in London, UK.
10 September 2015FN Herstal will be exhibiting at the LAAD Defense and Security Exhibition 2015.
9 April 2015FN Herstal, a world leader of small caliber weapon systems, has teamed with Dillon Aero to add to its portfolio of FN MAG® 58M and FN M3M™ (GAU-21) machine guns, the Dillon Aero M134D Gatling gun, as an additional option to its airborne pintle mounted systems.
14 October 2014FN Herstal will attend the Enforce Tac exhibition, which will take place from 5 - 6 March 2014 in Nuremburg, Germany.
5 February 2014It all started back in 1889 with a talented team of entrepreneurs. Today, the Herstal Group people still share the same culture of innovation, quality and customer excellence as from the very start.
14 January 2014Belgium-based small arms manufacturer FN Herstal unveils the next generation FN MINIMI® light machine gun in both 5.56mm and 7.62mm calibers during the MILIPOL exhibition in Paris (19 - 22 November 2013).
18 November 2013FN Herstal will attend the MAKS International Aviation and Space Trade Show, which will take place in Zhukosvky, Moscow Region, from 27 August to 1st September.
2 September 2013For the first time in its history, Belgium-based FN Herstal has utilised advanced composite material for yoke manufacturing.
17 June 2013Two armored vehicle manufacturers, Renault Trucks Defense and Streit, have selected the deFNder® remote weapon station to equip their vehicles at the international IDEX 2013 trade show, to be held in Abu Dhabi from 17 to 21 February 2013.
8 February 2013FN Herstal has recently been certified to AS/EN 9100 aerospace standards, the most advanced quality management system (QMS) standards for aviation, space and defence industries.
10 January 2013FN Herstal will introduce its newly developed FN Fire Control Unit to the Turkish market at the IDEF trade show being held in Istanbul from 10-13 May 2011. The FN Fire Control Unit: First Round Hits. On Target. Every Time. Successful target engagement with 40mm LV tube-l
26 April 2011Belgium-based FN Herstal is pleased to announce that the FN MINIMI™ 5.56 has been selected as the new light machine gun for the Norwegian Armed Forces. The Norwegian Defence Logistics Organisation (NDLO) confirmed their decision last November, putting an end to a yearlong competit
13 February 2011Small arms manufacturer FN Herstal has issued the list of trade shows the Company will attend in 2011. 8-9 February: INTERNATIONAL ARMOURED VEHICLES, London, UK 20-24 February: IDEX, Abu Dhabi, UAE 12-15 April: LAAD, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 13-15 April: EUROPOLTECH, Warsaw
3 February 2011The French Direction Générale de l'Armement (DGA) has selected the MAG machine gun, manufactured by Belgium-based FN Herstal, to replace its existing AN F1 machine guns. The DGA confirmed this decision on 15 December 2010 as a result of an international competition. The FN MAG machine g
18 January 2011FN Herstal received notification from the USSOCOM Program Executive Office—SOF Warrior (PEO—SW) that the SCAR Acquisition Decision Memorandum (ADM) was approved and signed on April 14, 2010, moving this FN program into the Milestone C phase. This decision authorizes the production and deployment
9 May 2010The marketing department (business development) at FN Herstal has an immediate opportunity for an operational analyst. Under the supervision of the marketing director, the incumbent will perform operational analyses for one of FN Herstal's key customers as part of a program related to the use of
21 February 2010A global leader in the manufacture of small calibre weapons, ammunition and weapon systems, FN Herstal, will attend the Paris Air Show 15-21 June 2009 (Hall 2B, Booth no. G32b in the Belgian Pavilion). FN Herstal designs, develops, manufactures and supports a broad range of integrated w
7 June 2009Following a follow-up audit by Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance (LRQA), it was determined that FN Herstal's previously ISO certified 9001:2000 quality management system (QMS) meets the requirements of the new standard ISO 9001:2008 for its complete range of products and services and it has pass
12 February 2009FN Herstal officially launches its new website, which brings some major improvements. The Internet users are able to compare technical data of products of the same family therefore select quickly and easily the more appropriate weapon. The new design gives more importance to interacti
3 July 2008Belgium-based Herstal Group, the parent company of weapon manufacturer FN Herstal, recently inaugurated a new industrial complex in Herstal, Belgium. The new facilities house a state-of-the-art Test & Evaluation Centre and the R&D Department in charge of integrated weapon system activiti
13 March 2008DSEI this year gave FN HERSTAL the opportunity to demonstrate its capabilities for maintaining its long-standing product range whilst bringing innovative solutions worldwide. On display at the show was a full range of portable weapons, amongst which the famous MAG 7.62 and the MI
28 September 2005One of the world's largest manufacturer of small calibre weapons, FN HERSTAL will present a broad range of products, including the battle-proven MINIMI machine gun, the F2000 assault rifle with all its variants, the 5.7 x28 mm weapon system, including the new P90® Tactical submachine guns and Five-s
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