Ares Incorporated is an American weapons manufacturer and firearms engineering company co-founded by the American weapons inventor and developer

Eugene Stoner Eugene Morrison Stoner (November 22, 1922 – April 24, 1997) was an American machinist and firearms designer who is most associated with the development of the ArmaLite AR-15 rifle that was redesigned and modified by Colt's Manufacturing Compan ...

in 1971. The company is based in

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, and produces fire control systems, turret systems, small arms, automatic cannons and industrial machinery. Mr. Stoner left the company in 1989, joining

Knight's Armament Company Knight's Armament Company (KAC) is an American firearms and firearms parts manufacturer, known for producing the Rail Interface System (RIS) and the Rail Adapter System (RAS) grips for firearms use. The company produces a variety of firearms, ...

in 1990, where his designs included the ''Stoner 96'', a further refinement of the Ares LMG/

Stoner 63 The Stoner 63 is a 5.56×45mm NATO modular weapon system. Using a variety of modular components, it can be configured as an assault rifle, carbine, top-fed light machine gun, belt-fed squad automatic weapon, or as a vehicle mounted weapon. A ...

Products

Ares has a history of innovative weapon systems, weapons, and accessories including: *1973–1978: Ares FARC (Future Assault Rifle Concept) *1974–1984: 35mm Eagle Air Defense System, 35mm

autocannon An autocannon, automatic cannon or machine cannon is a automatic firearm, fully automatic gun that is capable of rapid-firing large-caliber ( or more) armour-piercing, explosive or incendiary ammunition, incendiary shell (projectile), shells, ...

, 35mm CVAST Turret System *1975–1988: 75mm

XM274 The Ares Incorporated XM274 (originally designated as the medium caliber, antiarmor automatic cannon, MC-AAAC) was an American smoothbore 75mm autocannon designed by Eugene Stoner. It used a rotating breech block with cased telescopic ammunitio ...

Medium Caliber anti-armor

automatic cannon An autocannon, automatic cannon or machine cannon is a automatic firearm, fully automatic gun that is capable of rapid-firing large-caliber ( or more) armour-piercing, explosive or incendiary ammunition, incendiary shell (projectile), shells, ...

and the XM21 Loader *1980–1982: 90mm Medium Caliber anti-armor

s *1985–1986: Ares FMG (Folding Machine Gun, designed by Francis Warin) *1984–1988: .50 caliber PCTA (Plastic Cased Telescoped Ammunition), 33% lighter than M33 cartridge *1984–1987: 20mm CTA 6-barrel

Gatling Gun The Gatling gun is a rapid-firing multiple-barrel firearm invented in 1861 by Richard Jordan Gatling of North Carolina. It is an early machine gun and a forerunner of the modern electric motor-driven rotary cannon. The Gatling gun's operatio ...

*1985–1989: .50 caliber TAMG (Telescoped Ammunition Machine Gun, 40% lighter than the M2 HBMG *1985–1988: Innovative Recoil Mechanism, real time recoil control measuring recoil position and velocity *1985–1998: The Automatic Loader and 9-round Carousel Magazine for the AGS Advanced Gun System *1986–1993: Ares LMG (Light Machine Gun, aka the “Stoner 86”, a refined version of the

) *1986–1989: AIWS (Advanced Individual Weapon System) *1986–1994: 45mm XM295 COMVAT (COMbat Vehicles Armament Technology)

and autoloader using CT ammunition developed by Orbital-ATK *1987–1990: .50 caliber TARG (Telescoped Ammunition Revolver Gun a lightweight gun for aircraft applications *1997–1999: The automatic loader and 8-round carousel magazine for the Stryker 105 mm MGS *1997–2003: The recoil mechanism for the Stryker 105 mm MGS *2003–present: Sole source supplier for new and refurbished recoil mechanisms for the Stryker 105mm MGS *2001–2003: Validated the US Army Benet Laboratories' RAVEN (RArefaction WaVE Gun) concept with the 35mm Demonstrator and the Ares designed and manufactured firing mount *2004–2011: LSAT (Lightweight Small Arms Technologies), in cooperation with

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) that included, 5.56mm CT Spiral 1 ammunition design, 5.56 mm LMG weapon action, 5.56 mm carbine *2006–2013: Test and refinement of US Army Benet Laboratories' 105mm RAVEN Demonstrator and the Ares designed and manufactured firing mount *2008–2013: Designed, manufactured, and tested the Medium caliber 45mm RAVEN Demonstrator and firing mount *2005–present: 7.62mm EPG (Externally Powered Gun) designed by Gene Stoner in the early 1970s; updated and developed for today's remote weapon stations *2007–present: Developing manufacturing technology to rifle barrels with an explosively bonded Tantalum-Tungsten liner *2014–present: Design the intermediate caliber CT carbine *Small, medium, and large caliber Mann barrels and launchers

Services

* Complete firing test range encompassing over 650 acres * Interior and exterior ballistic instrumentation * Indoor and outdoor firing ranges * Small arms to 155mm artillery weapons * Gun barrel design and manufacturing * Experimental and one-of-a-kind gun barrels * Weapon Systems, weapons, and component design and manufacturing * Laser bore measuring medium caliber gun barrels

Notes and sources

* Business Development Department, Ares, Inc. * Ares, Inc. Company Brochure * Ares, Inc. Gun Barrel Capabilities Brochure
Ares Inc. listing
at MacRaes Blue Book
Stoner interview
from the

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Archives * {{cite web, url=http://www.thegunzone.com/556dw-2.html , title=''The 5.56 x 45mm: 1967–1973'' , accessdate=2007-02-09 , last=Watters , first=Daniel , year=2000–2005 , publisher=TheGunZone.com , archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070218122357/http://www.thegunzone.com/556dw-2.html , archivedate=18 February 2007 , url-status=dead ** ''The 5.56 x 45mm
1974–1985
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Manufacturing companies established in 1972 Companies based in Ohio 1971 establishments in Ohio