FN Herstal

Fabrique Nationale Herstal (French for 'National Factory Herstal'), trading as FN Herstal and often referred to as Fabrique Nationale, or simply FN, is a firearms manufacturer based in Herstal, Belgium, and former vehicle manufacturer. It was the largest exporter of military small arms in Europe as of 2012. FN Herstal is owned by FN Browning Group (formerly known as Herstal Group), which is in turn owned by the regional government of Wallonia. The Herstal Group also owns the Browning Arms Company and the U.S. Repeating Arms Company (Winchester). FN America is the U.S. subsidiary of FN Herstal, which was formed by the merger of FN's previous two American subsidiaries – FN Manufacturing and FNH USA. A United Kingdom-based manufacturing facility, FN UK, is also in operation. Firearms designed and/or manufactured by FN include the FN Minimi, Browning Hi-Power and Five-seven pistols, the FAL, FNC, F2000 and SCAR rifles, the P90 submachine gun, the M2 Browning, MAG general purpose machine gun, and the FN Evolys light machine; all have been commercially successful. FN Herstal's firearms are used by the armed forces of over 100 countries.