Private company

U.S. Ordnance

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American firearms manufacturer for militaries

U.S. Ordnance–Defense Systems and Manufacturing, often called USORD, is a firearms manufacturer in McCarran, Nevada, 20 minutes outside Reno. Since 1997, the Nevada corporation has designed, developed, and manufactured military small arms, machine guns, and replacement parts.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1997Founded1
  • Industryweapons industry1
  • HeadquartersReno1
  • Websitewww.usord.com
  • Legal formProfit Corporation3
  • LEI549300NHNBDE0P2QVC413
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered address300 WEST SYDNEY DRIVE, 89434 Mccarran, United States3
  • Registered withBusiness Center (Secretary of State), NV199712311253

U.S. Ordnance–Defense Systems and Manufacturing, often called USORD, is a firearms manufacturer in McCarran, Nevada, 20 minutes outside Reno. Since 1997, the Nevada corporation has designed, developed, and manufactured military small arms, machine guns, and replacement parts.2

Products and brands

  • firearm

Listed on Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1997Founded 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.

Money received by year$437.6M 2008–2026
Without federal contracts$250.0K 2018–2018
Without federal contractsWithout federal contracts, 2018–2018: $250.0K in all. Federal grants $250.0K.$0$100K$200K$300K2018 · Federal grants: $250.0K2018
Figures by year
YearFederal grantsFederal contractsTotal
2026–$16.1M$16.1M
2025–$40.4M$40.4M
2024–$35.9M$35.9M
2023–$38.9M$38.9M
2022–$35.0M$35.0M
2021–$24.6M$24.6M
2020–$9.0M$9.0M
2019–$52.0M$52.0M
2018$250.0K$30.4M$30.7M
2017–$25.1M$25.1M
2014–$4.3M$4.3M
2013–$5.9M$5.9M
2012–$8.2M$8.2M
2011–$26.1M$26.1M
2010–$2.9M$2.9M
2009–$53.4M$53.4M
2008–$29.1M$29.1M

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 grants

  1. Jul 3, 2018$250.0K from Rural Business Cooperative Service: Rural Energy For America Program6 To U.S. ORDNANCE Award CLSS00000058185

Largest contracts

  1. Apr 8, 2009$23.4M from Department of the Army: 5 year indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract delivery order 0001. m60e4 machine gun, long spare barrel, csp's, basic accessoroes7 To U.S. ORDNANCE Award 0001
  2. Mar 25, 2019$20.2M from Department of the Army: M2a1 army requirement8 To U.S. ORDNANCE Award W15QKN19F0389
  3. Sep 12, 2024$18.9M from Department of the Army: The purpose of this delivery order is to procure mk19 grenade machine guns, barrel assemblies, spare parts kits, and first article testing.9 To U.S. ORDNANCE Award W15QKN24F0164
  4. Mar 2, 2021$17.3M from Department of the Army: Award m2/m2a1 machine guns to fulfill fms/army requirements.10 To U.S. ORDNANCE Award W15QKN21F0139
  5. Sep 14, 2017$16.6M from Defense Contract Management Agency: M2a1 machine guns to fulfill department of defense (dod) requirements.11 To U.S. ORDNANCE Award 0002