U.S. Ordnance
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| Industry | Arms |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Headquarters | Reno, Nevada, United States |
| Products | Firearms |
| Website | www.usord.com |
U.S. Ordnance–Defense Systems and Manufacturing–often referred to as USORD is a firearms manufacturer located in McCarran, Nevada, 20 minutes outside Reno, Nevada. Since 1997, the Nevada corporation has designed, developed and manufactured military small arms, machine guns and replacement parts.
U.S. Ordnance specializes in producing new, enhanced versions of the mature, combat-proven Mk43/M60E4 and M2, making and testing them according to U.S. military technical specifications and instructions. Only U.S. Ordnance manufactures the Mk43 machine gun.
The company's primary weapon systems are the M2HB, M2A2 (QCB), the Mk43/M60E4, the M60D Enhanced and the M16/M4/M203, all of which are NATO sanctioned. U.S. Ordnance sells these to governmental agencies in the U.S., including law enforcement and the military, and to federally approved foreign leaderships and militaries. It also facilitates training for its products.
M2 and M60 machine guns are in service in more than (46) countries.
U.S. Ordnance’s new plant is a 68,000-square-foot (6,300 m2) facility where product research, development, manufacturing and testing take place. A U.S. government representative is on site to witness and verify specific procedures in the production and testing of the weapons, and ensure all the required standards are met.
All the products that U.S. Ordnance develops are per NATO specifications.
The company ensures that all of its Mk43 and M2 improvements are backwards compatible and that its M2 spares and components interchange with those from Maremont Corp. and Saco Defense.
U.S. Ordnance Research and Development personnel put the company’s weapon systems through drop testing and environmental testing like mud, ice, heat and water immersion to ensure they will continue to perform even in the harshest environments.
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