Royal Ordnance

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ammunition manufacturer arms manufacturer defence company

Royal Ordnance was a major British government-owned and later privatized arms and ammunition manufacturer known for producing a wide range of military weapons and munitions.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Royal Ordnance Factories 5
Royal Ordnance canonical 3
Royal Ordnance Factories (for some assets) 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ammunition manufacturer ⓘ
arms manufacturer ⓘ
defence company ⓘ
activity design of weapons ⓘ
manufacture of ammunition ⓘ
manufacture of weapons ⓘ
supply of munitions to UK armed forces ⓘ
affiliation Royal Ordnance self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Royal Ordnance Factories network
country United Kingdom ⓘ
exportMarket NATO ⓘ
surface form: NATO countries

international defence customers ⓘ
formerOwner UK government ⓘ
surface form: UK Government
headquartersLocation United Kingdom ⓘ
historicalRole centralized management of UK government ordnance factories ⓘ
major supplier of land warfare systems for the UK ⓘ
industry ammunition production ⓘ
arms industry ⓘ
defence industry ⓘ
notableProduct 40 mm Bofors autocannon ⓘ
surface form: Bofors 40 mm gun (UK production)

L11 155 mm howitzer ⓘ
L118 light gun ⓘ
L21 RARDEN cannon ⓘ
L30 120 mm tank gun ⓘ
105 mm Royal Ordnance L7 rifled gun ⓘ
surface form: L7 105 mm tank gun

SA80 assault rifle ⓘ
surface form: L85 rifle

SA80 assault rifle ⓘ
surface form: L86 light support weapon
operatedBy United Kingdom Ministry of Defence ⓘ
surface form: Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
ownedBy BAE Systems ⓘ
British Aerospace ⓘ
UK government ⓘ
surface form: UK Government
parentCompany BAE Systems ⓘ
British Aerospace ⓘ
predecessor Royal Ordnance self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Royal Ordnance Factories
privatizationStatus privatized ⓘ
product ammunition ⓘ
armoured vehicle weapons ⓘ
artillery systems ⓘ
explosives ⓘ
mortars ⓘ
naval guns ⓘ
propellants ⓘ
small arms ⓘ
tank guns ⓘ
servedClient British Army ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
successor BAE Systems ⓘ
surface form: BAE Systems Land Systems

BAE Systems ⓘ
surface form: BAE Systems Munitions

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

SA80 assault rifle → manufacturer → Royal Ordnance ⓘ
Royal Small Arms Factory Enfield → successor → Royal Ordnance ⓘ
Royal Ordnance → predecessor → Royal Ordnance self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Royal Ordnance Factories
Royal Ordnance → affiliation → Royal Ordnance self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Royal Ordnance Factories network
Vickers-Armstrongs → successor → Royal Ordnance ⓘ
this entity surface form: Royal Ordnance Factories (for some assets)
Challenger 1 main battle tank → manufacturer → Royal Ordnance ⓘ
subject surface form: Challenger 1
this entity surface form: Royal Ordnance Factory Leeds
Sten submachine gun → manufacturer → Royal Ordnance ⓘ
this entity surface form: Royal Ordnance Factories
Bishopton → hasNearbyMilitarySite → Royal Ordnance ⓘ
this entity surface form: Royal Ordnance Factory Bishopton
Ministry of Supply (UK) → responsibleFor → Royal Ordnance ⓘ
this entity surface form: Royal Ordnance Factories
Ministry of Supply (UK) → oversaw → Royal Ordnance ⓘ
this entity surface form: Royal Ordnance Factories
L21 RARDEN cannon → manufacturer → Royal Ordnance ⓘ
105 mm Royal Ordnance L7 rifled gun → designer → Royal Ordnance ⓘ
subject surface form: 105 mm Royal Ordnance L7
this entity surface form: Royal Ordnance Factories