FAMAE
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FAMAE () is a Chilean state-owned firearms manufacturer. Its products are used by the Chilean armed forces and the Carabineros police force. The company produces the FAMAE CT-30 carbine, the FAMAE SAF submachine gun, the FAMAE FD-200 sniper rifle, the SLM MLRS, and the FAMAE revolver, among other types of weaponry.
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- Instance of
- state-owned enterprise
- Country
- Chile
- Headquarters
- Santiago
- Industry
- weapons industry
- Legal form
- state-owned enterprise
- Official website
- www.famae.cl
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- FAMAE
- inception
- 1811-00-00
- product or material produced
- weapon
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FAMAE () is a Chilean state-owned firearms manufacturer. Its products are used by the Chilean armed forces and the Carabineros police force. The company produces the FAMAE CT-30 carbine, the FAMAE SAF submachine gun, the FAMAE FD-200 sniper rifle, the SLM MLRS, and the FAMAE revolver, among other types of weaponry.
== History == FAMAE began on October 8, 1811, when Francisco Ramon Vicuña was mandated to commission an arms factory.
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