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Norinco

Beijing, People's Republic of China 1980 · 46 years STRUCTURE · STATE
$82.6B
REVENUE
216,339
EMPLOYEES
$381.8K
REV/EMPLOYEE
🏭 DEFENSE INDUSTRY STATE

Norinco

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01 / Overview
Norinco
Headquarters
Beijing, People's Republic of China
Founded
1980 (46 years)
Structure
State Company
Revenue
$82.6B
Employees
216,339
Portfolio
71 platforms
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02 / Company Profile
COMPANY IDENTITY State Company
1980 Founded · 46 years
216,339 Employees · 2023
$82.6B Annual Revenue · 2023
$381.8K Revenue per Employee
Beijing, People's Republic of China
PRODUCTION POWER archive data
71 Weapons & Equipment Produced
0 Systems Supplied
100 Operator Countries
27 Conflict Service
PORTFOLIO BREAKDOWN 9 categories
71 Produced
0 Supplied
71 products
Firearms %37 26
Armoured Vehicles %24 17
Artillery & Missile Systems %14 10
Grenade Launchers & Grenades %10 7
ATGM %6 4
Air Defense Systems %3 2
Unguided Aerial Munitions %3 2
Surface Combatants %3 2
Air-to-Air Missiles %1 1
CLASS LEADER?performance position within category
65This company's product average
(71 products)
▲
53Archive-wide average
(13517 products)
BUSIEST PRODUCTION AREATanks
This company (9 products)55
Tanksavg (563 products)42
This company's products perform above the archive average.
03 / Products & Production · 71 platforms
PRODUCT CATALOG 71 platforms
● ACTIVE PRODUCTION · 61
SNIPER RIFLES
QBU-10 2009– 82
HEAVY MACHINE GUNS (HMG)
QJG-02 2002– 82 Type 90 machine gun 2001– 78 QJZ-89 77 Type 77 Heavy Machine Gun 1977– 69 W85 heavy machine gun 1980– 65
MULTIPLE LAUNCH ROCKET SYSTEMS (MLRS)
PHL-16 2019– 82 PHL-11 2013– 68 Type 70 rocket launcher 1970– 23
GENERAL PURPOSE MACHINE GUNS (GPMG)
Type 80 1983– 81
ANTI-TANK GUIDED MISSILES (ATGM)
HJ-12 2020– 81 HJ-9 1999– 70 HJ-8 1984– 55 PF-98 1998– 48
ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY (AAA)
Type 09 SPAAA 2009– 79 Type 95 SPAAA 1999– 66
INFANTRY FIGHTING VEHICLES (IFV)
ZBD-05 2005– 79 ZBL-08 2008– 68 Type 86 infantry fighting vehicle 1986– 53
COMBAT SHOTGUNS
QBS-09 2009– 79 Norinco HP9-1 1999– 71
BOLT-ACTION RIFLES
CS/LR17 2016– 79
CLUSTER BOMBS & DISPENSERS
Type-90 78
HAND GRENADES
35 mm grenade 1980– 77 Type 77 hand grenade 1977– 66 Type 82 hand grenade 1982– 66 Type 86 hand grenade 1982– 62
PISTOLS
Norinco NZ 75 1995– 73 Type 54 semi-automatic pistol 1951– 61
ASSAULT RIFLES
QBZ-03 2003– 73 Type 87 assault rifle 1987– 73 QBZ-95 1997– 72 QTS-11 2011– 72 Norinco CQ 1983– 66 Norinco Type 86S 1980– 63 Type 56 1956– 59
LIGHT MACHINE GUNS (LMG/SAW)
QJS-161 2022– 73
MEDIUM-RANGE AAM (MRAAM / BVR)
HJ-10 71
SELF-PROPELLED ARTILLERY
PLZ-45 2000– 70 PLL-05 2005– 66 PCL-09 2009– 63 PTL-02 1980– 52
TANKS
Type 99A tank 2010– 70 VT-4 2017– 70 Type 85-IIM tank 1992– 48 Type 63 (tank) 1963– 40
INCENDIARY & NAPALM BOMBS
Type 74 flamethrower 1970– 70
DESIGNATED MARKSMAN RIFLES (DMR)
QBU-88 1997– 70 Type 79 Sniper Rifle 1979– 63 Type 85 Sniper Rifle 1985– 61
ARMOURED PERSONNEL CARRIERS (APC)
Type 90 AFV 1991– 69 WZ551 1995– 53 YW531 1963– 51 Type 85 AFV 1990– 45 Type 89 AFV 1990– 41
TOWED ARTILLERY & MORTARS
Type 66 howitzer 1979– 67 Type 87 mortar 1987– 61
DESTROYERS
ZTL-11 2010– 65
STANDALONE GRENADE LAUNCHERS
Norinco LG5 / QLU-11 2011– 65 Type 87 grenade launcher 1988– 65
MACHINE PISTOLS
Type 80 1980– 52
○ HISTORICAL PRODUCTS · 10
SELF-PROPELLED ARTILLERY
PLZ-05 2003–2025 80
DESTROYERS
Type 89 1989–1995 63
ASSAULT RIFLES
Type 81 assault rifle 1983–2023 63
TANKS
Type 88 tank 1987–1988 62 Al-Khalid tank 2001–2014 58 Type 79 tank 1984–1995 58 Type 85 tank 1990–1999 48 Type 59 1959–1985 37
PISTOLS
Type 67 1967–2000 57
ROCKET-PROPELLED GRENADES (RPG)
Type 69 RPG 1970–1985 54
COLLABORATING COMPANIES4 joint producers
China North Industries Group Corporation LimitedType 95 SPAAAInner-Mongolia First Machine Group Company LimitedType 88 tankHeavy Industries TaxilaAl-Khalid tankQ10379421Type 86 infantry fighting vehicle
JOINT PRODUCERSfirms it co-produces with
China North Industries Group Corporation LimitedType 95 SPAAAChina North Industries Group Corporation LimitedType 09 SPAAAChina North Industries Group Corporation LimitedPLZ-45China North Industries Group Corporation LimitedPLZ-05China North Industries Group Corporation LimitedType 89China North Industries Group Corporation LimitedPCL-09China North Industries Group Corporation LimitedType 88 tankInner-Mongolia First Machine Group Company LimitedType 88 tankChina North Industries Group Corporation LimitedType 99A tankInner-Mongolia First Machine Group Company LimitedType 99A tankChina North Industries Group Corporation LimitedAl-Khalid tankHeavy Industries TaxilaAl-Khalid tankChina North Industries Group Corporation LimitedType 59Inner-Mongolia First Machine Group Company LimitedType 59China North Industries Group Corporation LimitedType 85-IIM tankChina North Industries Group Corporation LimitedVT-4Heavy Industries TaxilaVT-4China North Industries Group Corporation LimitedType 85 tankInner-Mongolia First Machine Group Company LimitedType 85 tankChina North Industries Group Corporation LimitedType 63 (tank)China North Industries Group Corporation LimitedType 79 tankQ10379421Type 86 infantry fighting vehicleChina North Industries Group Corporation LimitedZBL-08China North Industries Group Corporation LimitedZBD-05China North Industries Group Corporation LimitedType 89 AFVChina North Industries Group Corporation LimitedWZ551China North Industries Group Corporation LimitedType 85 AFVChina North Industries Group Corporation LimitedYW531China North Industries Group Corporation LimitedType 90 AFVChina North Industries Group Corporation LimitedType 67China North Industries Group Corporation LimitedType 80China North Industries Group Corporation LimitedNorinco NZ 75China North Industries Group Corporation LimitedType 54 semi-automatic pistolChina North Industries Group Corporation LimitedType 56China North Industries Group Corporation LimitedNorinco Type 86SChina North Industries Group Corporation LimitedNorinco CQChina North Industries Group Corporation LimitedType 81 assault rifleChina North Industries Group Corporation LimitedQBZ-95China North Industries Group Corporation LimitedQBZ-03China North Industries Group Corporation LimitedQBU-10China North Industries Group Corporation LimitedType 80China North Industries Group Corporation LimitedType 77 Heavy Machine GunChina North Industries Group Corporation LimitedQJZ-89China North Industries Group Corporation LimitedW85 heavy machine gunChina North Industries Group Corporation LimitedNorinco HP9-1China North Industries Group Corporation LimitedType 69 RPGChina North Industries Group Corporation LimitedType 87 grenade launcherChina North Industries Group Corporation LimitedCS/LR17China North Industries Group Corporation LimitedType 66 howitzerChina North Industries Group Corporation LimitedType 87 mortarChina North Industries Group Corporation LimitedHJ-12China North Industries Group Corporation LimitedHJ-8China North Industries Group Corporation LimitedPF-98China North Industries Group Corporation LimitedHJ-9China North Industries Group Corporation LimitedType 74 flamethrowerChina North Industries Group Corporation LimitedQBU-88
04 / Trade & Deals · 1 deals
DEFENSE DEALS1 deals
YearBuyerProduct / ServiceQuantityAmountTypeStatus
2017PhilippinesType 85 Sniper Rifle60—exportconfirmed
05 / Global Reach · 100 countries · 27 conflicts
GLOBAL FOOTPRINT — COUNTRIES USING ITS PRODUCTS 100 country
100 countries' armed forces use this company's products
People's Republic of China 53 systems Pakistan 21 systems Sri Lanka 19 systems Myanmar 18 systems Sudan 17 systems Cambodia 14 systems Bangladesh 13 systems Iraq 13 systems Iran 9 systems Zimbabwe 9 systems Albania 7 systems Niger 7 systems North Korea 7 systems Tanzania 7 systems Thailand 7 systems Venezuela 7 systems Libya 6 systems Morocco 6 systems Nigeria 6 systems Rwanda 6 systems Syria 6 systems Vietnam 6 systems Afghanistan 5 systems Algeria 5 systems Bolivia 5 systems Cameroon 5 systems Laos 5 systems South Sudan 5 systems Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 systems Democratic Republic of the Congo 4 systems Ethiopia 4 systems Indonesia 4 systems Philippines 4 systems Somalia 4 systems Uganda 4 systems Burundi 3 systems Central African Republic 3 systems Djibouti 3 systems Gabon 3 systems Ivory Coast 3 systems Mali 3 systems Malta 3 systems Nepal 3 systems Republic of the Congo 3 systems Russia 3 systems Saudi Arabia 3 systems Turkey 3 systems Ukraine 3 systems United States 3 systems Yemen 3 systems Argentina 2 systems Brazil 2 systems Burkina Faso 2 systems Chad 2 systems Croatia 2 systems Ecuador 2 systems Estonia 2 systems Guinea 2 systems Japan 2 systems Kenya 2 systems Kyrgyzstan 2 systems Malaysia 2 systems Peru 2 systems Qatar 2 systems Senegal 2 systems Tajikistan 2 systems United Arab Emirates 2 systems Zambia 2 systems Angola 1 systems Australia 1 systems Azerbaijan 1 systems Bahrain 1 systems Benin 1 systems Egypt 1 systems Equatorial Guinea 1 systems Eritrea 1 systems Finland 1 systems Germany 1 systems India 1 systems Jordan 1 systems Kosovo 1 systems Kuwait 1 systems Lebanon 1 systems Liberia 1 systems Mauritania 1 systems Mongolia 1 systems Mozambique 1 systems Namibia 1 systems Oman 1 systems Palestine 1 systems Papua New Guinea 1 systems Paraguay 1 systems Serbia 1 systems Sierra Leone 1 systems Solomon Islands 1 systems South Korea 1 systems Switzerland 1 systems Taiwan 1 systems Turkmenistan 1 systems Uruguay 1 systems
CONFLICTS ITS PRODUCTS SERVED IN 27 conflict
2021 Myanmar Civil War 2020–2021 2020–2021 China–India skirmishes 2018 OLA insurgency 2017 ECOWAS military intervention in the Gambia 2014 Yemeni Civil War 2014 War against the Islamic State 2014–2017 Iraqi Civil War of 2014–2017 2011–2013 Iraqi insurgency 2004 insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 2003–2011 Iraq War 2001–2021 War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) 1999 Kargil War 1998–1999 Kosovo War 1991–1995 Croatian War of Independence 1990 Tuareg rebellion (1990-1995) 1989 insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir 1979 Sino-Vietnamese War 1979–1989 Soviet-Afghan War 1977–1991 Cambodian–Vietnamese War 1975–1990 Lebanese Civil War 1975–2002 Angolan Civil War 1975–1991 Third Indochina War 1967–1975 Cambodian Civil War 1964–1974 Mozambican War of Independence 1962 Sino-Indian War 1959–1975 Laotian Civil War 1955–1975 Vietnam War
06 / Competition
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