Remington lands Army contract

ILION — Remington Arms Company, LLC, which employs more than 1,000 people at its plant in Ilion, won a contract for the procurement of carbines from the U.S. Army Contracting Command in Warren, Mich.

The indefinite contract is for the procurement of a maximum of 120,000 M4/M4A1 carbines. The carbines are the Army’s primary individual combat weapons.

Remington will produce them at its Ilion facility.

“Our workforce is extremely proud to be adding this combat-proven carbine to the Remington Defense family alongside our combat-proven sniper rifles, suppressors, and shotguns,” said John Day, vice president of Remington’s Defense Division. “We will produce these carbines with the same diligence, attention to detail, and quality that snipers and shooters worldwide expect from Remington.”

The Army has initially ordered 24,000 carbines, with deliveries starting in September 2013.

“Over the past four years, we have made a substantial investment in Remington’s ability to compete in the government small-arms space by modernizing our production facilities, focusing our research and development on end-user requirements, and ensuring consistent and repeatable quality in a high-volume, high-mix manufacturing environment,” George Kollitides, chairman and CEO of Remington Arms and parent company Freedom Group, said. “We see this award as proof that an American manufacturing company can still expand its product offerings and compete in this modern age to provide best in class weaponry to our troops defending freedom around the globe.”

Headquartered in Madison, N.C., Remington (www.remington.com) designs, produces, and sells sporting-goods products for the hunting and shooting sports markets as well as to the military, government, and law-enforcement markets throughout the United States and in more than 55 foreign countries.

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