Armalite was a division of Fairchild Aircraft. The AR15 was designed by Eugene Stoner. The story that the firearm was named after a Filipino inventor called Armando Lite is just a myth.
The Inventor Of The Armalite Is Armando Lite. The Country Of The Inventor IS Philippines.
According to my teacher, the original inventor is Armando Malite. Armalite got its name from the inventor.
Armalite was discovered by a fiilipino inventor named armando lite.
The filipino inventor that invented the Armalite A15 or M16
M16 is the military designation for the AR-15 rifle developed by Eugene Stoner during his time at ArmaLite.
ArmaLite was created in 1954.
An armalite is any of a variety of assault rifles originally made in the United States from the late 1950s.
ARmalite Model 15 but it very commonly thought to be automatic rifle.
It was first made by the ArmaLite Corporation. When adopted by the military it was given a government designation of M16.
ArmaLite was a division of Fairchild, and made SEVERAL rifles that used the AR (ArmaLite Rifle) prefix. See the link below to a history of the company. Eugene Stoner was the primary designed of the AR15 series of firearms.
The M16 assault rifle originated as the AR-15, designed by Eugene Stoner (1922-1997) at ArmaLite in 1957. The AR-15 itself was a scaled down version of the 7.62mm AR-10. ArmaLite sold the design of the AR-15 to Colt, which submitted the rifle to the United States military command for testing. It was subsequently adopted into service in 1963 as the M16.
In the U.S.A. by Armalite