Daniel Defense

Overview

• Industryweapons industry¹
• HeadquartersBlack Creek¹
• Websitedanieldefense.com
• Legal formLimited Liability Company³
• LEI549300LW3ITCZ60BI776³
• StatusActive³
• LEI statusIssued and current³
• Registered addressC/O Registered Agent Solutions, Inc., 30303 Atlanta, United States³
• Registered withGeorgia Secretary of State Corporations Division, K007121³

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Daniel Defense LLC is an American arms manufacturer founded in 2002 by Marty Daniel in Savannah, Georgia. Following substantial growth from a 2002 U.S. Army Special Forces grant for M4 upper receivers, Daniel Defense expanded in 2009 and moved into a new manufacturing facility in Black Creek, Georgia, where it is now based.²

Products and brands

• rifle
• rifle cartridge
• suppressor

Listed on Wikidata.¹

Timeline

1. 2002Founded Founded¹

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Federal awards

Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov⁵, by calendar year, 2008–2026, for its registration. Obligations are what agencies committed, not always what was paid out. Contracts pay for goods and services; grants, loans and direct payments are assistance. Loans are charted at the face value of the loans listed here. An award’s amount below is its lifetime total, and some began before the years charted.

Largest contracts

1. Aug 17, 2026$11.5M from U.S. Customs and Border Protection: M4 rifles for customs and border protection⁶ To DANIEL DEFENSE, LLC Award 70B06C26F00000602
2. Sep 30, 2026$5.7M from U.S. Customs and Border Protection: M4 duty rifles for customs and border protection⁷ To DANIEL DEFENSE, LLC Award 70B06C26F00001174
3. Jun 15, 2007$2.0M from Department of the Navy: Ris-ii⁸ To DANIEL DEFENSE, LLC Award 0004
4. Mar 22, 2022$1.6M from Department of the Army: Purchase of items to satisfy fms case.⁹ To DANIEL DEFENSE, LLC Award W15QKN22C0049
5. Sep 30, 2010$1.3M from Department of the Navy: Rail interface system ii (ris ii)¹⁰ To DANIEL DEFENSE, LLC Award 0003

Links

• Websitedanieldefense.com¹
• X (Twitter)x.com/DanielDefense¹
• Facebookwww.facebook.com/DanielDefense¹
• Instagramwww.instagram.com/danieldefense¹
• YouTubewww.youtube.com/channel/UC-y0QNNNujtB2PLjrHDwnPg¹
• LinkedInwww.linkedin.com/company/daniel-defense-inc.¹
• WikipediaDaniel Defense
• WikidataQ17512973