Private company

KAYO

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Albanian arms production company

KAYO is a state-owned Albanian defense and security company established in 2024. Headquartered in Tirana, the company was created to revitalize Albania's military industry by inheriting and modernizing the production capacities of the Mjekës Explosives Plant, Gramsh Mechanical Plant, and Poliçan Mechanical Plant.2 It is part of Ministry of Defence.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Jul 26, 2024Founded1
  • Industryweapons industry1
  • HeadquartersTirana1
  • Websitekayo.al
  • Legal formstate-owned enterprise1

KAYO is a state-owned Albanian defense and security company established in 2024. Headquartered in Tirana, the company was created to revitalize Albania's military industry by inheriting and modernizing the production capacities of the Mjekës Explosives Plant, Gramsh Mechanical Plant, and Poliçan Mechanical Plant.2

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

  • Ministry of Defence

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Jul 26, 2024Founded Founded1

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