2013 Press Releases

FN Herstal Introduces Product Advances with Composite Material

June 17, 2013

For the first time in its history, Belgium-based FN Herstal has utilized advanced composite material for yoke manufacturing.

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FN Herstal Qualified on Numerous Multi-Role Helicopters and Subsonic Aircraft

June 12, 2013

Taking advantage of its century-long expertise in the design, development and manufacture of combat-proven machine guns, FN Herstal started to integrate 7.62x51mm NATO and .50 cal machine guns onto various platforms several decades ago.

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FN Herstal deFNder® Selected by Renault Trucks Defense and Streit

February 7, 2013

Two armored vehicle manufacturers, Renault Trucks Defense and Streit, have selected the deFNder® Remote Weapon Station designed, developed and manufactured by Belgian small arms manufacturer FN Herstal to equip their vehicles at the international IDEX 2013 trade show to be held in Abu Dhabi from 17 to 21 February 2013.

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FN Herstal Awarded AS/EN 9100 Certification

January 10, 2013

FN Herstal has recently been certified to AS/EN 9100 aerospace standards, the most advanced Quality Management System (QMS) standards for aviation, space and defense industries.

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