Airtronic USA
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Airtronic USA, Inc., an engineering design and manufacturing company, was founded in 1990 and incorporated in 1993. Its first initiative was an investigation of fully non-magnetic electronic headsets that could be used within Functional Echo-Planner Magnetic Resonnance systems (FMRI).
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[edit] History
In the course of early initiatives Airtronic USA developed relationships with medical and educational institutions and was a design consultant and prototype manufacturing facility to several Fortune 1000 firms.
In the late 1990s, Airtronic USA undertook a number of R&D and manufacturing projects for the U.S. Army, and today it works exclusively for the Department of Defense. It is a member of the National Small Arms Technology Consortium (NSATC) and the largest woman-owned small arms manufacturing company in the United States.[citation needed]
Airtronic USA, Inc. recently developed its own version of the RPG-7.
[edit] Products
[edit] Airtronic USA RPG-7
[edit] Features
- Mil-Std-1913 Quad Rail System for mounting combat opics (optical sights), flip-up BUIS (Back Up Iron Sights), aiming lasers/illuminators, tactical white lights, and vertical foregips
- AR-15 Carbine-type Vertical Foregrip
- AR-15/M16 Pistol Grip
- M4/M4A1 Carbine Collapsible/Telescoping Buttstock
[edit] Facility
Airtronic USA's main facility is located at 116 North Lively Boulevard in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, the country's largest industrial park, approximately ninety miles from Rock Island Arsenal and just northwest of Chicago's O'Hare Airport.
Recently this 6,500-square-foot (600 m2) facility has been renovated. This space consists of 2,000 square feet (190 m2) of office and 4,500 square feet (420 m2) of manufacturing space with a transportable 200-square-foot (19 m2) storage container located at the rear of the building.
Airtronic USA, Inc. also leases 65 acres (260,000 m2) approximately a half mile from the main facility for weapons performance testing.
