Produkte von ARMALITE®

The history of the company now known as ArmaLite Inc., of Geneseo, Illinois is a long and somewhat convoluted one. Established first as a division of Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation in 1954, the company would change hands several times before becoming ArmaLite again in 1995. Current owner Mark Westrom bought out Eagle Arms which was already making AR15 type rifles and parts one year earlier, then acquired the ArmaLite name from John Ugarte, a previous President of ArmaLite. Thus rifles with the ArmaLite name began production in 1995 and Eagle Arms then became a division of ArmaLite Inc.

In the years between these events the company had gone through all manner of trials and tribulations with the AR5 and AR7 Air Force Survival Rifle, then the AR10 and what would become the AR15 rifles. The AR7 is now made by Henry Arms and was previously licensed to Charter Arms. The rifle we know today as the AR15 or M16 began as a design by Eugene Stoner who was ArmaLite’s Chief Engineer in 1954. The forerunner of the AR15 was the AR10 in 7.62 NATO, similar gun just on a larger scale.

Today, ArmaLite is owned by Strategic Armory Corps. We are comprised of a diverse group of individuals from a multitude of backgrounds; however, we all exhibit the highest level of commitment to innovation, product development, and customer service for the firearms industry.

As we proudly celebrate over 60 years of innovation that dates back to the rifle that developed into the largest single market segment of the sporting industry, the Modern Sporting Rifle (MSR), we are focused on ArmaLite building high-quality, innovative, and dependable firearms for the American people.  

ArmaLite is the originator of the AR-10® and AR-15 rifles. For 60 years, we have manufactured the AR-10®, M-15™, AR-30A1, AR-31 and AR-50. 

The AR in "AR-15 and AR-10" rifles stands for ArmaLite rifle. "AR" does NOT stand for "Assault Rifle" or "Automatic Rifle."