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'''RUAG Holding''' (originally '''Rüstungs Unternehmen Aktiengesellschaft'''; Joint Stock Defense Company) is a [[Switzerland|Swiss]] company in the |
'''RUAG Holding''' (originally '''Rüstungs Unternehmen Aktiengesellschaft'''; Joint Stock Defense Company) is a [[Switzerland|Swiss]] company specialising in [[aerospace engineering]] and the [[defense industry]]. Its headquarters are located in [[Bern]], while it also has numerous production sites in Switzerland ([[Nyon]], [[Aigle]], [[Thun]], [[Bern]], [[Emmen, Switzerland|Emmen]], [[Altdorf, Uri|Altdorf]], [[Zürich]] and [[Interlaken]]), Germany ([[Oberpfaffenhofen]], [[Hamburg]] [[Wedel]] and [[Fürth]]), Sweden ([[Gothenburg]], [[Linköping]] and [[Åmotfors]]), Hungary ([[Sirok]], [[Eger]]), Austria ([[Vienna]], [[Berndorf, Lower Austria|Berndorf]]) and United States ([[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]] and [[Titusville, Florida|Titusville]]), and sales companies in Australia, UK, France, Belgium, [[Brazil]] and [[Malaysia]]. |
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| Company type | Aktiengesellschaft |
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| Industry | Aerospace engineering and defense industry |
| Predecessor | Eidgenössische Konstruktionswerkstätte Eidgenössische Flugzeugwerke Emmen |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Dr. Remo Lütolf (Chairman)[1] Urs Breitmeier(CEO)[2] |
| Products | All kind of technical products from ammunition to satellite equipment |
| Revenue |  CH₣ 1,998 million[3] (2018) |
 CH₣ 106 million[3] (2018) | |
| CH₣ 74 million[3] (2018) | |
| Owner | Swiss Confederation |
Number of employees | 9,127[3] (2018) |
| Subsidiaries | RUAG MRO International RUAG International |
| Website | www.ruag.com |
RUAG Holding (originally Rüstungs Unternehmen Aktiengesellschaft; Joint Stock Defense Company) is a Swiss company specialising in aerospace engineering and the defense industry. Its headquarters are located in Bern, while it also has numerous production sites in Switzerland (Nyon, Aigle, Thun, Bern, Emmen, Altdorf, Zürich and Interlaken), Germany (Oberpfaffenhofen, Hamburg Wedel and Fürth), Sweden (Gothenburg, Linköping and Åmotfors), Hungary (Sirok, Eger), Austria (Vienna, Berndorf) and United States (Tampa and Titusville), and sales companies in Australia, UK, France, Belgium, Brazil and Malaysia.
History
By the 2010s, RUAG Aerostructures had become a tier one supplier of aircraft fuselage sections, wing components, flaps, and other elements for both civilian and military aircraft.[4] It has been a long terms supplier of aerospace giant Airbus, having delivered in excess of 9,000 Airbus A320 family fuselage sections by January 2020. On 19 December 2019, the two companies concluded a six-year arrangement for RUAG to manufacture the center fuselage section, flooring and side shells of the A320 at a rate of 60 sections per month at its plants in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany; Eger, Hungary; and Emmen, Switzerland.[4] In addition to its work for Airbus, other customers of RUAG Aerostructures include Boeing, Bombardier Aviation, Dassault Aviation, GE Aviation, Pilatus Aircraft, and Saab AB.[4]
Do 228NG
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During 2003, RUAG acquired the type certificate for the Dornier Do 228.[5] In December 2007, RUAG announced their intention to launch a modernized version of the Do 228, which it designated as the Do 228 Next Generation, or Do 228 NG.[6][7][8] At the 2008 Berlin Air Show, HAL agreed on supplying the first three components sets — fuselage, wings and tail — for €5 million, as a part of an €80 million ($123 million) ten-year contract.[9] The final assembly for the aircraft is located in Germany; however, most airframe subassemblies, such as the wings, tail and fuselage, are produced by HAL in India.[7][10][11] RUAG decided to suspend production of the Do 228 NG after the completion of an initial batch of eight aircraft in 2013. In 2014, RUAG and Tata Group signed an agreement for the latter to become a key supplier of the program.[12] Production was restarted in 2015, with deliveries of four per year planned from 2016.[13][14] the assembly line is reportedly capable of producing a maximum of 12 aircraft per year.[15]
Structure
The RUAG has the following operational divisions:
Aerospace
- RUAG Aerostructures (component manufacturing, aerostructures and recycling with products mainly for the civil market)
- RUAG Space (in Switzerland, Sweden and Austria)
- RUAG Aviation (MRO for civil and military use, producer of the Do 228 NG, system solutions)
Defence
- RUAG Ammotec (small arms ammunition up to 12.7 mm for defence, law enforcement, hunting and sport). RUAG is also the original producer of the HG 85. Producing subsidiaries are located in Germany, Hungary, USA and Sweden. The products for the civil market are branded under the names RWS, Geco, Rottweil, Norma and Gyttorp.
- RUAG Defence (Combat and support vehicle maintenance simulation and training, network enabled operations, Cyber Security) Production in Switzerland and Germany
References
- ^ "Board of Directors". RUAG.
- ^ "Group Executive Board". RUAG.
- ^ a b c d "Financial Year 2018". RUAG.
- ^ a b c Polek, Gregory (12 February 2020). "Ruag and Airbus Confirm Supply Deal for A320". AIN Online.
- ^ Alcock, Charles. "Ruag Do228NG approval planned for first quarter." AIN Online, 28 December 2009.
- ^ Eriksson, Sören and Harm-Jan Steenhuis. The Global Commercial Aviation Industry. Routledge, 2015. ISBN 1-13667-239-7, pp.59–62, 241.
- ^ a b Thomas Stocker (28 December 2007). "Ruag to relaunch Do 228 production". AIN online.
- ^ Doyle, Andrew. "Surprise rebirth." Flight International, 19 May 2008.
- ^ Press Trust of India (5 June 2008). "HAL signs deal for making new generation Dornier aircraft". The Economic Times.
- ^ "Dornier 228 NG – Benefit from a New Generation." Archived 2016-03-01 at the Wayback Machine RUAG Aviation, Retrieved: 27 February 2016.
- ^ Sarsfield, Kate. "Back to life: nine civil types revived." Flight International, 27 March 2015.
- ^ Alcock, Charles. "Ruag to Kick Off Dornier 228NG Production in Mid-2016." AIN Online, 13 February 2016.
- ^ Broadbent, Mike. "RUAG Resumes Do 228NG Production". Air International, Vol. 89, No. 2, August 2015, p. 35.
- ^ Arthur, Gordon. "Singapore Airshow: Do 228 production ramps up." Shephard Media, 22 February 2016.
- ^ Batey, Angus. "RUAG, Dornier OEM, Sets Up 228 Production." Aviation Week, 15 June 2015.
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