{{Short description|Belgian arms manufacturer}} {{Multiple issues| {{More citations needed|date=March 2023}} {{Third-party|date=March 2023}} }} {{Infobox company | name = FN Browning Group S.A. | logo = FN Browning Group logo.svg | type = Public | traded_as = | industry = Firearms | fate = | predecessor = Fabrique Nationale<br>Browning International | successor = | founded = {{start date and age|1889}} | founder = | defunct = | hq_location_city = Herstal, Liège, Liège, Wallonia | hq_location_country = Belgium | key_people = Julien Compère (CEO)<br>Baudouin de Hepcée(CFO) | products = Firearms, ammunitions, accessories, optoelectronics, clothing | brands = FN Herstal<br>Browning<br>Winchester<br>Miroku | revenue = {{increase}} €907 million (2023)<ref name=HG>{{cite web|url=https://www.lecho.be/entreprises/defense-aeronautique/benefice-record-pour-le-groupe-herstal-rebaptise-fn-browning/10551436.html|title=Bénéfice record pour le groupe Herstal, rebaptisé FN Browning|website=L'Echo|language=fr|accessdate=October 28, 2024}}</ref> | operating_income = | net_income = {{increase}} €75 million (2023)<ref name=HG></ref> | owner = Walloon Region<ref name="history">{{cite web|url=http://www.herstalgroup.be/en/1/9/125-years-Of-History|title=125 Years of History - Herstal Group|author=Herstal Group|accessdate=November 28, 2015|archive-date=June 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170612023206/http://www.herstalgroup.be/en/1/9/125-years-Of-History|url-status=dead}}</ref> | num_employees = >3,000 | num_employees_year = 2023 | divisions = | subsid = | website = {{Official URL}} }} The '''FN Browning Group''', formerly known as the '''Herstal Group''', is the parent company of the small arms manufacturers FN Herstal and Browning Arms Company, which market the Browning, Winchester and FN brands. It is headquartered in Liège, Belgium with offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, Finland, Portugal and France.<ref>{{cite web |title=Chiffre d'affaires record et changement de nom pour le groupe Herstal qui fête ses 135 ans |url=https://www.rtbf.be/article/chiffre-d-affaires-record-et-changement-de-nom-pour-le-groupe-herstal-qui-fete-ses-135-ans-11389499 |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=RTBF |language=fr}}</ref> FN Browning Group is also a shareholder in the Japanese company, Miroku Co., Ltd.<ref>[http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2846200049.html Groupe Herstal S.A. - International Directory of Company Histories]</ref>
== History == Since 1997, FN Browning Group has been 100% owned by the Walloon Region of Belgium, who purchased the remaining shares from GIAT.<ref name="history" />
On 15 June 2024, Herstal Group changed its name to '''FN Browning Group'''.<ref name="tfb1">{{cite news |url=https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/herstal-group-rebrands-as-fn-browning-group-44814877 |title=Herstal Group Rebrands as FN Browning Group |date=12 July 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://fnherstal.com/en/news/fn-herstal-parent-company-changes-name-and-announces-results-for-2023/|title=FN BROWNING GROUP & FINANCIAL RESULTS 2023 - FN HERSTAL}}</ref>
On September 30, 2025, FN Browning Group announced its acquisition of Sofisport, a Paris-based ammunition manufacturer specializing in shotshells and ammunition for hunting and sporting use.<ref>{{Cite web |last=audreyandrisi |date=2025-09-30 |title=FN BROWNING GROUP ANNOUNCES THE COMPLETION OF ITS ACQUISITION OF SOFISPORT |url=https://fnherstal.com/en/news/fn-browning-group-announces-the-completion-of-its-acquisition-of-sofisport/ |access-date=2026-04-11 |website=FN HERSTAL |language=en-GB}}</ref>
FN Browning Group has officially announced a strategic acquisition agreement to acquire Accuracy International, the UK-based global specialist in precision bolt-action rifle systems.<ref>https://fnherstal.com/en/news/fn-browning-group-and-accuracy-internationalannounce-a-strategic-acquisition-agreement/</ref>
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Category:Belgian companies established in 1889 Category:Firearm manufacturers of Belgium Category:Manufacturing companies established in 1889 Category:Herstal Category:Companies based in Liège Province Category:Government-owned companies of Belgium
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