Advanced Armament Corporation

Advanced Armament Corporation or AAC was an American company that develops and manufactures firearms, firearm suppressors, muzzle devices and related accessories.

Advanced Armament Corporation
TypePrivate
IndustryDefense
Founded1994 (1994)
Headquarters1816 Remington Circle
Huntsville, Alabama[1]
ProductsFirearms, weapons, sound suppressors
ParentJJE Capital Holdings, LLC.
Websitehttp://www.advanced-armament.com/

History

Kevin Brittingham founded Advanced Armament Corporation in 1994 to manufacture sound suppressors, having previously been a distributor for GEMTECH, another suppressor manufacturer.[2] Under Brittingham's direction, AAC grew to be one of the largest suppressor manufacturers in the U.S., including a number of small military contracts. Of note, one of AAC's chief suppressor designers is Robert Silvers, creator of the PhotoMosaic. In 2009, Brittingham sold the company to Remington Arms. Robert Silvers remained at the company as a leader of research and development.[3] In early 2015 AAC moved locations from Lawrenceville, GA to a new, larger, state of the art facility located in Huntsville, AL.

In the bankruptcy auction of Remington Outdoor Company in September 2020, the company was sold to JJE Capital Holdings, LLC.[4]

Products

AAC has been responsible for numerous innovations with regard to sound suppressor development, among them interchangeable pistons to allow suppressors to be exchanged among firearms with different barrel thread patterns, fast-attach rifle suppressors, and the use of lightweight alloys such as titanium. The company produces numerous "lifestyle" products related to AAC and/or the NFA firearms community, including T-shirts, stickers, etc.

AAC's suppressor lineup includes models suitable for virtually every firearm caliber between .22 Long Rifle and .50 BMG. Rimfire models include the Aviator2, and Element2. Centerfire pistol caliber suppressors include the Ti-Rant series and Illusion9 the only true eccentric designed suppressor to utilize factory sights as well as allowing the use of rail mounted accessories on the host firearm, both of which use an interchangeable piston system in their Nielsen device. Centerfire rifle suppressors include the M4-2000 (used by numerous military units including the Navy SEALs), 762-SDN-6, SR series as well as the Cyclone (for .30 caliber precision rifles), and others.[5]

The company's Titan-QD Fast-Attach suppressor is used on the US Army's M2010 Enhanced Sniper Rifle and the Remington MSR (Modular Sniper Rifle).[6][7] The suppressor eliminates 98 percent of muzzle flash, 60 percent of recoil, and reduces sound by 32 decibels.[8]

Rimfire suppressors
  • Element 2: The Element is a premium "thread-on" suppressor for handguns and rifles chambered in .17 HMR, .22 LR, and .22 WMR.[9]
  • Aviator 2: All aluminum "thread-on" suppressor for handguns and rifles chambered in .22 LR that is user serviceable.[10][11]

Integrally suppressed rimfire firearms (discontinued)

Pistol suppressors
  • Illusion9 is an eccentric designed suppressor to utilize factory sights as well as allowing the use of rail mounted accessories on the host firearm[14]
  • Ti-Rant Series suppressors designed for use with either 9mm or .45 ACP caliber pistols that is made from Titanium. Short versions were manufactured using an "S" suffix in the model names and a modular 45 caliber suppressor known as the Ti-Rant 45M has replaced the standard and short versions of the 45 silencer.[15][16]

Rifle suppressors

Muzzle devices

In 2011, AAC was awarded a $14,201,731 contract for the muzzle brakes that they produce known as the "Brakeout". This contract was procured via the Navy Electronic Commerce and Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division.[19]

In 2016 the BlastOut gives users the ability to redirect muzzle blast forward when shooting unsuppressed.[20]

.300 AAC Blackout

The .300 AAC Blackout cartridge was developed by Advanced Armament Corporation in cooperation with Remington Defense, under the direction of Kevin Brittingham. The round is very similar to the .300 Whisper cartridge created years earlier by SSK Industries, but AAC submitted the cartridge for SAAMI standardization and allows any manufacturer to use the specifications. This has led to far wider adoption than the .300 Whisper, which is proprietary to SSK. This round has the same overall length and width as the popular 5.56×45mm NATO round, except it fires a 30 caliber bullet allowing for better barrier penetration and external ballistics from short barrels. These dimensions allow the 300 AAC Blackout to be used in existing magazines designed for M16 or AR-15 rifles. Because the rim of the cartridge is identical, the same bolt and carrier can be used for both cartridges.[21] The only part that needs to be changed to convert an existing AR-15 chambered in 5.56×45mm to one chambered in 300 BLK is the barrel.

Advanced Armament Corporation builds a number of rifles and receivers for this caliber including the MPW and the Honey Badger.

Rifles

American Silencer Association

AAC has been instrumental in forming the American Silencer Association (ASA), a nonprofit trade association "to further the pursuit of education, public relations, legislation, hunting applications and military applications for the silencer industry".[24] Additionally AAC partners with the National Rifle Association in grassroots lobbying efforts to educate voters about firearms legislation.[25]

References
  1. Corp., Advanced Armament. "Contact Us".
  2. "SIG SAUER Announces New Positions". Shooting Industry  – via HighBeam Research (subscription required) . May 1, 2014. Archived from the original on March 23, 2015. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
  3. "Freedom Group, Inc. Forms Office of the Chief Executive Officer". Defense & Aerospace Week  – via HighBeam Research (subscription required) . October 6, 2010. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
  5. Brandon Webb; Glen Doherty (2010). The 21st-Century Sniper: A Complete Practical Guide. Skyhorse Publishing Inc. p. 69. ISBN 978-1-61608-001-3.
  6. "Hanna Announces Remington Receives $80 Million Contract". Staes News Service  – via HighBeam Research (subscription required) . March 8, 2013. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
  7. Gourley, Scott R. (March 1, 2011). "XM2010 Enhanced Sniper Rifle". Army Times  – via Questia Online Library (subscription required) . Retrieved July 2, 2014.
  8. Army's XM2010 sniper rifle gets full fielding - Armytimes.com, April 25, 2011
  9. Leghorn, Nick (2011). "Silencer Review: AAC Element". The Truth About Guns.
  10. Leghorn, Nick (2011). "Silencer Review: AAC EPilot 2". The Truth About Guns.
  11. Corp., Advanced Armament. "AVIATOR2™". AAC.
  12. Paulson, Al (2003). "The AAC Dragonfly .22LR Pistol". Las Vegas: Small Arms Review.
  13. Paulson, Al (2002). "AAC Phoenix Silenced .22 Rifles". Las Vegas: Small Arms Review.
  14. Corp., Advanced Armament. "ILLUSION 9". AAC.
  15. Markel, Paul (July 20, 2012). "The Quiet Continues: Suppressed Pistols".
  16. Corp., Advanced Armament. "Pistol". AAC.
  17. Corp., Advanced Armament. "M4-2000".
  18. Corp., Advanced Armament. "762-SDN-6".
  19. "Advanced Armament Corp Awarded Contract for Family of Muzzle Brakes". Info-Prod Research (Middle East)  – via HighBeam Research (subscription required) . September 16, 2011. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
  20. Corp., Advanced Armament. "BlastOut 51T".
  21. "300 AAC Blackout, New Caliber, New Mission". Military Times.
  22. Corp., Advanced Armament. "MPW". Archived from the original on August 1, 2016. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
  23. "Advanced Armament Corp. - 2013 Catalog".
  24. "Association Represents Silencers". Shooting Industry – via HighBeam Research (subscription required) . August 1, 2012. Archived from the original on March 29, 2015. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
  25. Girardot, Frank (November 5, 2012). "Frank Girardot: It's Time to Get One of Those "I Voted" Stickers". Whittier Daily News  – via HighBeam Research (subscription required) . Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
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