Hellenic Arms Industry

[1] Its creation is linked to a desire of Greek governments for "complete self-sufficiency" of Greece in the areas of personal and other weapons.

[1] It produces rifles (military and civilian) and machine guns, as well as pistols, mortars, ammunition and explosives, rocket launchers, land mines, grenades, anti-aircraft weapons, various types of bombs, cannons, night vision equipment, aircraft metal parts, as well as specialized machinery, tools, uniforms, body armor vests and reinforced composite/plastics.

[1] A proposal in 1975 by a big Greek chemical company, Chropei of Piraeus, for the adoption of its rifles and submachine guns was rejected after testing proved that its weapons were not up to standards.

EBO was founded by the state in Aigio in 1976, after an agreement to initially produce under licence Heckler & Koch models adopted by the Greek Army, but with the intent to design arms of its own.

EBO develops its own products (including by founder and designers Athan Calligeris, Ph.D., Anastasios Georgiou, such as the Artemis 30 Anti-Aircraft System and the Aris IV Anti-Tank Rocket) Fairfox 2000 rifle.