United Defense Industries belonged until 2005 to the largest arms companies of the world.

Once was United Defense part of the 1883 created Bean spray pumps company. As Food Machinery corporation (FMC) got the former Bena spray pump company a large order of US army for the building of land vehicles (tank etc.) for the 2. World war. Afterwards FMC separated several sections, among other things the arms section, which was umgenannt in the course of the time in United Defense Industries (UDI). UDI was out-bought around 1960 to 100% from the enterprise and led as independent enterprise that to one of the largest arms companies of the world mauserte itself and at its bloom time more than 35,000 coworkers busy. 2000 took over UDI the Swedish weapon manufacturer Bofors Weapon of system OFF. In addition Barnes & pure corner, a specialty firm for the technology of war vehicles, FNSS, to the production of tanks for the peace mission in the Balkans as well as a company for repairs at naval ships, belong to joint venture with a Turkish armaments company to the Portfolio of UDI.

United Defense is admits for its tank and artillery systems, produced in addition, naval cannons, rocket launching ramps and precision ammunition. The probably most important customer was the Pentagon. This Seilschaft made it 2005 for the British arms giant BAE of system the incentive, United Defense for 3.97 billion dollar in cash for taking over. Up to the terrorist attacks on 11 September 2001 was Salim am shop, which is older brother of Osama shop, over which Carlyle Group, an American Investmentfirma takes part, in United Defense. The majority of the company lay from 1960 on up to the assumption in Privathand.

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