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Forges de Zeebrugge is an arms manufacturer in based in Herstal, Belgium. Forges de Zeebrugge was founded as a munitions factory between Zeebrugge and Zwankendamme,〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=FZ )〕 in the 1930s, as a subsidiary of Carcoke. During World War II, the site was taken over by German forces. Allied bombing, especially in July 1943, devastated the factory site; the original munitions factory was never rebuilt and later remediation of this site was difficult due to unexploded munitions.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.adede.com/nederlands/carcokezeebrugge.asp )〕 The surviving FZ business changed focus to rocketry.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=FZ )〕 In 1971, FZ bought the Fort d'Évegnée from Belgian Army, using it to store explosives.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.fz.be/fort-d-evegnee )〕 Modern-day FZ is a subsidiary of Thales, and is a leading manufacturer of aircraft air-to-ground rocket system (70mm, 2.75") including rocket launcher (7, 12 and 19 tube), rockets and firing control system.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.australian-munitions.com.au/about-us.html )〕 FZ rocket systems are qualified and in operational use on more than 300 platforms including Airbus Helicopters, AgustaWestland, HAL, BAE Systems, Embraer, General Dynamics, Hawker Beechcraft and other aircraft manufacturers. In 2011, FZ workers briefly went on strike, in response to a Belgian government reform of arms exports - which was triggered by FN exporting arms to Libya. ==See also== * FN Herstal * Hydra 70 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Forges de Zeebrugge」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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