RUAG

RUAG Group

Type	AG
Industry	Aviation, Space, Technology and Defence
Predecessor	Eidgenössische Konstruktionswerkstätte Eidgenössische Flugzeugwerke Emmen
Founded	1998 (1998)
Headquarters	Bern, Bern-Mittelland, Bern, Switzerland
Area served	worldwide
Key people	Hans-Peter Schwald (Chairman)^[1] Urs Breitmeier (CEO)^[2]
Products	All kind of technical products from ammunition to satellite equipment
Revenue	CH₣ 1,858 million^[3] (2016)
Operating income	CH₣ 151 million^[3] (2016)
Net income	CH₣ 116 million^[3] (2016)
Owner	Swiss Confederation
Number of employees	8,734^[3] (2016)
Divisions	RUAG Space RUAG Aviation RUAG Aerostructures RUAG Defence RUAG Ammotec
Website	www.ruag.com

RUAG factory in Emmen, Switzerland

RUAG (originally Rüstungs Unternehmen Aktiengesellschaft; Joint Stock Defense Company) is a Swiss technology company, with its headquarters in Bern. It has production sites in Switzerland (Nyon, Aigle, Thun, Bern, Emmen, Altdorf, Zürich and Interlaken), Germany (Oberpfaffenhofen, Hamburg Wedle and Fürth), Sweden (Gothenburg, Linköping and Åmotfors), Hungary (Sirok, Eger), Austria (Vienna, Berndorf) and United States (Tampa), and sales companies in Australia, UK, France, Belgium, Brazil and Malaysia.

Structure

The RUAG has following producing divisions:

RUAG Aerostructures (component manufacturing, aerostructures and recycling with products mainly for the civil market)
RUAG Space (in Switzerland, Sweden and Austria)
RUAG Aviation (MRO for civil and military use, producer of the Do 228 NG, system solutions)

RUAG Ammotec (small arms ammunition up to 12.7 mm for defence, law enforcement, hunting and sport). RUAG is also the original producer of the HG 85. Producing subsidiaries are located in Germany, Hungary, USA and Sweden. The products for the civil market are branded under the names RWS, Geco, Rottweil, Norma and Gyttorp.
RUAG Defence (Combat and support vehicle maintenance simulation and training, network enabled operations, Cyber Security) Production in Switzerland and Germany

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