RUAG Ammotec

RUAG Ammotec was a Swiss ammunition company with origins in the Federal Ammunition Factory of Thun, established in 1863. The company’s history also includes the Federal Ammunition Factory of Altdorf: the two factories merged in 1995. In 1998, the business joined the RUAG group as RUAG Munition, and it took the name RUAG Ammotec after RUAG Munition acquired German company Dynamit Nobel Ammotec GmbH in 2002. Its production included military and civilian ammunition. The supplied company description also identifies the sale of military surplus as another activity. The listed production locations were Thun, described as the principal headquarters, and Altdorf in the canton of Uri. RUAG Ammotec was part of the RUAG group, which was owned by the Swiss Confederation. RUAG International sold the company to Italian arms manufacturer Beretta in 2022. The supplied evidence does not establish RUAG Ammotec’s present operating status, whether the name remains in use, or the current scope of its operations. RUAG International’s current corporate website describes the group’s focus as space following divestments, so that site should not be taken as evidence of current RUAG Ammotec activities.

RUAG Ammotec traces its origins to the Federal Ammunition Factory of Thun, Switzerland, founded in 1863. Its historical development also involved the Federal Ammunition Factory of Altdorf. The two factories merged in 1995. In 1998, the business became part of the RUAG group under the name RUAG Munition. The RUAG group was itself owned by the Swiss Confederation, according to the supplied historical account. A further change came in 2002, when RUAG Munition acquired the German company Dynamit Nobel Ammotec GmbH and was subsequently renamed RUAG Ammotec. The company’s production covered military and civilian ammunition. Military-surplus sales were also listed as an activity. Its production locations included Thun, identified as the principal headquarters, and Altdorf in the canton of Uri. RUAG Ammotec remained associated with the RUAG group until RUAG International sold it to Italian arms manufacturer Beretta in 2022. The available evidence establishes the sale but does not explain whether RUAG Ammotec continued as a separate legal entity or brand after the transaction, nor does it provide details about any post-sale restructuring. RUAG International’s current corporate site reports that the group has focused on space following divestments of non-aerospace businesses; this describes RUAG International’s present direction and does not establish the current status of the Ammotec business.

• 2022

  Sold to Beretta

• 2002

  Dynamit Nobel Ammotec acquisition and renaming

• 1998

  Business joins RUAG as RUAG Munition

• 1995

  Thun and Altdorf federal ammunition factories merge

• 1863

  Federal Ammunition Factory of Thun founded

A Swiss ammunition company serving military and civilian ammunition markets, with military-surplus sales also identified as an activity.

• Military ammunition

  Identified as one of the company’s production categories.

• Civilian ammunition

  Identified as one of the company’s production categories.

• Military surplus

  The supplied company description lists military-surplus sales as another activity.

• Sale of RUAG Ammotec to BerettaOther

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