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weapons industry

industrial sector which manufactures weapons and military technology and equipment
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weapons industry
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Summary

weapons industry is a type of industry[1]. It draws 5,173 Wikipedia views per month (type of industry category, ranking #4 of 34).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: military industry[3]
  • Part of: military–industrial complex[4], industrial sector[5]
  • Commons category: Military industry[6]
  • Patron saint: Adrian of Nicomedia[7]
  • Has part(s): weapons manufacturing company[8]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Arms industry[9]
  • Product or material produced: weapon[10]
  • Partially coincident with: defense industry[11]
  • Practiced by: weapons manufacturer[12]

Why It Matters

weapons industry has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 95 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

Aérospatiale Airbus BAE Systems Boeing Brodarski Institute Carl Walther GmbH China North Industries Group Corporation Limited Colt's Manufacturing Company Daimler-Benz AG Dornier Douglas Elbit Systems Ltd. Embraer Ernst Heinkel FN Herstal General Electric Grumman Grupa Bumar Heckler & Koch Helsing Henschel & Sohn Hindustan Aeronautics Limited IMI Systems Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd Kalashnikov Concern Kawasaki Heavy Industries KNDS Deutschland KUKA Leonardo Lockheed Martin

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 2hu97E
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  3. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Patron saint → Adrian of Nicomedia
    Product → —
    Local thumb → —
    Subclass of → military industry
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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