"FN Browning's global demand and production this year formachine guns is expected to double that of 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine, a senior representative for the Belgian armsmaker told Business Insider. "Most countries were simply not interested 10 years ago. Now, we have contracts," said Henry de Harenne, FN Browning's head of communications and a member of its executive committee."
"as the US, UK, France, and Belgium, among its clients. It also sells to non-NATO states, such as Australia and India. Business Insider visited its factory campus in Herstal, where the firm produces the M2 Browning heavy machine gun, the FN MAG general-purpose machine gun, and the FN Minimi light machine gun. The FN Mag and Minimi are also known in the US as the M240 or M249."
Global demand and production of machine guns at FN Browning have roughly doubled since 2022, and ammunition output has increased more than fourfold. The firm produces the M2 Browning heavy machine gun, the FN MAG general-purpose weapon, and the FN Minimi light machine gun, along with rifles such as the FN SCAR and NATO-standard 5.56mm, 7.62mm, and 12.7mm ammunition. FN Browning, wholly owned by the Belgian government, does not sell directly to Ukraine but supplies Kyiv’s allies and other states including the US, UK, France, Belgium, Australia, and India. The M2 has been redeployed on trucks to counter slow Russian drones.
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