About the Allied Defense Group
The Allied Defense Group, Inc. (ADG) is a publicly traded, multinational defense business focused on the manufacture and sale of ammunition and ammunition related products for use by the U.S. and foreign governments. ADG is headquartered in the United States and traded on the American Stock Exchange. It was founded in 1961 as Allied Research Associates. Today, Mecar SA and Mecar USA comprise ADG's main operations.
 | Mecar SA, located in Belgium was founded in 1938 and acquired by ADG in 1967. Mecar has built a world-wide reputation for supplying a comprehensive range of ammunition, including direct fire, mortar and artillery ammunition in calibers ranging from 25mm to 120mm. Drawing on the business's extensive history and flexible manufacturing facilities, Mecar has an unmatched ability to design, develop and produce munitions for both legacy and new weapons systems. Mecar also manufactures and supplies rifle and hand grenades and custom pyrotechnic products, and provides ammunition-related engineering, logistics, production equipment and procurement services. |
 | Mecar USA, Inc., located in Marshall, Texas, was formed in 2003 as an ammunition manufacturing and services company. The business focuses on providing ammunition and weapons procurement, quality assurance, and logistics services to foreign governments and the US government as well as the manufacture and load, assembly and pack (LAP) of munitions.
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