RUAG

RUAG AG
Type	Aktiengesellschaft
Industry	Aviation, Space, Technology and Defence
Genre	Aerospace defense
Founded	1998
Headquarters	Bern, Switzerland
Products	All kind of technical products from ammunition to satellite equipment
Owner	Swiss Confederation
Number of employees	ca. 7,500 (2009)
Website	RUAG Homepage

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, and Interlaken), Germany (Oberpfaffenhofen, Hamburg and Fürth), Sweden (Gothenburg, Linköping and Åmotfors), Hungary (Sirok) and Austria (Vienna, Berndorf) and USA (Tampa), and sales companies in Australia, UK, France, Belgium, Brazil and Malaysia.

Structure

The RUAG has following producing divisions:

Aerospace

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 Do228 NG, system solutions)

Defence

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.
RUAG Defence (simulation and training, telematics, maintenance, network enabled operations, combat and support vehicles, protection solutions etc.) Production in Switzerland and Germany

References

External links

Federal administration of Switzerland

Departments	Chancellery Foreign Affairs Home Affairs Justice and Police Defence Finance Economic Affairs, Education and Research Environment, Transport and Communications

State-owned enterprises	Swiss Post Swiss Federal Railways Swisscom RUAG Skyguide Other

See also	Politics of Switzerland Government Parliament Courts Cantons

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