Ares Incorporated
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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 and industrial machinery.
One of the company's designers, Francis Warin, is more famous in gun circles for his multi-decade fight to defend his interpretation of the 2nd Amendment
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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
.
Eugene Stoner
Eugene Morrison Stoner is the man most associated with the design of the AR-15, which was adopted by the US military as the M16...
in 1971. The company is based in Port Clinton, Ohio
Port Clinton, Ohio
Port Clinton is a city in and the county seat of Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. The population was 6,056 at the 2010 census. The city has been nicknamed the "Walleye Capital of the World."...
, and produces fire control systems, turret systems, small arms, automatic cannons and industrial machinery.
One of the company's designers, Francis Warin, is more famous in gun circles for his multi-decade fight to defend his interpretation of the 2nd Amendment
Second Amendment to the United States Constitution
The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution is the part of the United States Bill of Rights that protects the right of the people to keep and bear arms. It was adopted on December 15, 1791, along with the rest of the Bill of Rights.In 2008 and 2010, the Supreme Court issued two Second...
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Stoner left the company in 1989, joining Knight's Armament Company
Knight's Armament Company
Knight's Armament Company is an American firearms and firearms parts manufacturer.It is owned by C. Reed Knight and based in Titusville, Florida. KAC is best known for producing the Rail Interface System and the Rail Adapter System grips for military firearms...
in 1990, where his designs included the Stoner 96, a further refinement of the Ares LMG/Stoner 63
Stoner 63
The Stoner 63, also known as the XM22/E1, is an American modular weapons system designed by Eugene Stoner in the early 1960s. It was produced by Cadillac Gage and used in very limited numbers in Vietnam by members of the United States Navy SEALs and several law enforcement...
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Products
- 1973–1978 – Future Assault Rifle Concept (FARC)
- 1985–1986 – Ares FMGARES FMGThe ARES FMG is a folding submachine gun designed by Eugene Stoner while he was an owner of ARES Incorporated. Stoner designed the gun for concealment and covert use, describing it as a “businessman’s personal defense weapon”...
(Folding Machine Gun, designed by Francis Warin) - 1986 – Ares LMG-1 (Light Machine Gun, aka the “Stoner 86”, a refined version of the Stoner 63Stoner 63The Stoner 63, also known as the XM22/E1, is an American modular weapons system designed by Eugene Stoner in the early 1960s. It was produced by Cadillac Gage and used in very limited numbers in Vietnam by members of the United States Navy SEALs and several law enforcement...
) - 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 CorporationAAI CorporationAAI Corporation is an aerospace and defense development and manufacturing firm in Hunt Valley, Maryland, USA. It is formerly a wholly owned subsidiary of United Industrial Corporation, AAI was acquired by Textron in 2007 and currently is an operating unit of Textron Systems Corporation...
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