Mesko

{{Short description|Polish defense company}}

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{{Infobox company

| name = MESKO S.A.

| logo = MESKO logo.svg

| native_name = MESKO Spółka Akcyjna

| native_name_lang = pl

| former_name =

| type = joint-stock company

| industry = arms industry (also home appliances and agriculture)

| founded = 1922 in Skarżysko-Kamienna, Poland

| founder =

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| hq_location_city = Skarżysko-Kamienna

| hq_location_country = Poland

| area_served = Worldwide

| key_people = Elżbieta Śreniawska (CEO)

| products = Piorun, Grom, SPIKE-LR, NLPR-70, small arms ammunition

| brands = MESKO, MESKO-AGD, MESKO-ROL

| services =

| owner =

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| website = {{URL|mesko.com.pl}}

}}

MESKO is a Polish defense technology company established in 1922, operating from August 25, 1924 as Państwowa Fabryka Amunicji (National Ammunition Factory), then Zakłady Metalowe MESKO SA (Metal Factory MESKO SA). At present the company produces various munitions with headquarters in Skarżysko-Kamienna, Poland.

In the past, the factory was a manufacturer of home appliances, as in the communist period it belonged to the "Predom" union of industries. Currently part of the Polish Armaments Group (Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa) concern, previously to the Bumar group.

Current products

File:SPIKE ATGM.jpg|Spike LR ATGM

File:PZR-Grom-02.jpg|Grom MANPADS

File:MSPO2007-09.jpg|Grom control panel

References

{{Commons category|Mesko}}

  • {{Cite web | url = http://www.altair.com.pl/news/view?news_id=6654&q=Bumar_amunicja/ | title = Konsolidacje w Grupie Bumar | date = 2011-09-01 | publisher = Altair Agencja Lotnicza Sp. z o.o. | accessdate = 2015-02-28}}
  • {{Cite web | url = http://www.altair.com.pl/mspo-report/view?article_id=238&q=rakieta_błyskawica/ | title = E-RAPORT MSPO 4/2010 - RAKIETOWE MESKO | date = 2010-09-08 | publisher = Altair Agencja Lotnicza Sp. z o.o. | accessdate = 2015-02-28}}