Ares Incorporated

Ares Incorporated

Infobox Company
company_name = ARES Incorporated
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company_type = private
foundation = 1971
founder = Eugene Stoner
Bob Bihun
location_city = Port Clinton, Ohio
location_country = USA
location =
(818 Erie Industrial Park)
industry = firearms
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company_slogan =
homepage =
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ARES Incorporated is weapons manufacturer co-founded by Eugene Stoner in 1971. The company is based in Port Clinton, Ohio, and produces fire control systems, turret systems, small arms, automatic cannons & industrial machinery.

One of the companies designers, Francis Warin is more famous in gun circles for his multi-decade fight to defend his interpretation of the 2nd Amendment. [cite web | url = http://www.gunweek.com/2003/hs092003.html | title = "One Man’s Lonely Fight: Existentialism and Gun Rights" | accessdate = 2007-02-09 | last = Tartaro | first = Joseph P. | date = 2003-09-20 | publisher = GunWeek.com]

Stoner left the company in 1989, joining Knight's Armament Company in 1990, where his designs included the "Stoner 96", a further refinement of the Ares LMG/Stoner 63.

Products

* 1973–1978 – Future Assault Rifle Concept (FARC)
* 1985–1986 – Ares FMG ("Folding Machine Gun", designed by Francis Warin)
* 1986 – Ares LMG-1 ("Light Machine Gun", aka the “Stoner 86”, a refined version of the Stoner 63)
* 1986–1989 – Advanced Individual Weapon System (AIWS)
* 35-mm and 75-mm automatic cannons
* 2005–2007 – LMGA/LSAT ("Lightweight Machine Gun", in cooperation with AAI Corporation)

Notes & sources


* [http://www.macraesbluebook.com/search/company.cfm?company=406245 ARES Inc. listing] at MacRaes Blue Book
* [http://siarchives.si.edu/research/videohistory_catalog9532.html Stoner interview] from the Smithsonian Institution Archives
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** "The 5.56 x 45mm: [http://www.thegunzone.com/556dw-3.html 1974–1985] , [http://www.thegunzone.com/556dw-4.html 1986–1994] , [http://www.thegunzone.com/556dw-5.html 1995–1999] , [http://www.thegunzone.com/556dw-6.html 2000–2003] , [http://www.thegunzone.com/556dw-7.html 2004–Present] "

External links

* [http://world.guns.ru/smg/smg70-e.htm Ares FMG (folding machine gun)]


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