Rheinmetall Air Defence

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Rheinmetall Air Defence AG, a division of German armament-manufacturer Rheinmetall, formed when the company's Oerlikon Contraves unit was renamed on 1 January 2009 and integrated with Rheinmetall's other air-defence products. (Oerlikon Contraves, a Swiss manufacturer of anti-aircraft artillery, became famous for its adaptation of the 1916 20 mm Becker as the Oerlikon 20 mm autocannon design, which was used in the Second World War and remains in use. Copies and derivatives of these designs were made by German, French, British, and Japanese weapon manufacturers.) Rheinmetall purchased Oerlikon Contraves in 1999. As of January 2009, Rheinmetall Air Defence had around 1,050 employees at locations in Switzerland, Germany, Italy, and Canada. The group's sales in 2008 comprised about 380,000,000 Euros.

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