Adcor Defense

Adcor Defense is a firearms manufacturer located in Baltimore, Maryland. Adcor Defense is the manufacturer of the ADCOR A-556 ELITE rifles. Adcor Defense advertises that all their weapons and accessories are made in the United States.

Adcor Defense
TypePrivate
IndustryDefense
HeadquartersBaltimore, Maryland
ProductsFirearms
Websitewww.adcordefense.com

The Adcor Defense Company was one of the contenders in the US Army Individual Carbine Competition to replace the M4 Carbine.[1] The Individual Carbine competition was cancelled before a winner was chosen.[2] On 17 July 2013, Adcor Defense announced it would not protest the Army's decision to terminate the program. The company will instead focus on providing the ADCOR A-556 ELITE to commercial customers for sporting and hunting. Adcor also emphasized that it is willing to support weapon improvement programs in the U.S. military, including the M4 Product Improvement Program (PIP) and any future calls for designs for new rifles.

On October 29, 2019 the President of Adcor Defense Demetrios “Jimmy” Stavrakis was found guilty of Conspiring To Burn Down the Building where the ADCOR A-556 Elite rifle is manufactured, for Insurance Money.[3][4][5]

References
  1. The Army’s Next Generation Carbine Archived 2013-12-13 at the Wayback Machine - Cheaperthandirt.com, May 19, 2012
  2. Army Kills Competition to Replace M4 - Military.com, 13 June 2013
  3. "Baltimore Business Owner Found Guilty Of Conspiring To Burn Down Building For Insurance Money". 2019-10-29. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  4. Davis, Phil. "President of Baltimore military weapons company indicted on charges that he helped burn property, filed fraudulent claims". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  5. "Baltimore Business Owner Convicted After Trial on Federal Charges for Conspiring to Burn Down His Business in Order to Obtain Insurance Proceeds". www.justice.gov. 2019-10-29. Retrieved 2019-10-30.


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