OTO Melara

OTO Melara S.p.A.
Company type	S.p.A. (corporation)
Industry	Defence Systems
Founded	1905
Defunct	December 31, 2015 (aged 110) (merged into Leonardo)
Headquarters	Rome, Italy
Number of locations	La Spezia
Area served	Worldwide
Products	Land, naval and air defence systems
Parent	Leonardo
Website	https://www.leonardo.com/en/home

OTO Melara was a subsidiary of the Italian company Finmeccanica, today Leonardo,^[1] active in the defence sector, with factories in Brescia and La Spezia. The Mod 56 pack howitzer, in service throughout the world, and the 76mm naval gun, adopted by 53 navies and installed on over 1,000 naval vessels, are among OTO Melara's best known weapons since World War II.^{[citation needed]}

From 1 January 2016, the activities of OTO Melara merged into Leonardo's Defence Systems Division,^[2] within the Electronics, Defence and Security Systems Sector.

^ "Finmeccanica meeting approves new name, 'Leonardo'". Ansa News.
^ "Finmeccanica: Mauro Moretti launches 'One Company'". Finmeccanica. Retrieved 13 January 2016.

[1] "Finmeccanica meeting approves new name, 'Leonardo'". Ansa News.

[2] "Finmeccanica: Mauro Moretti launches 'One Company'". Finmeccanica. Retrieved 13 January 2016.

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