ATHENS, Greece, October 7 /PRNewswire/ --

FN HERSTAL S.A. is exhibiting at Defendory International 2008, Oct. 7 - 11 in Athens, Greece, at the Hellenikon Exhibition Center.

Following is a profile of the company: Company : FN HERSTAL S.A. Booth/Stand Number : 857-859 Web URL : www.fnherstal.com Media Relations Contact : Raimondo Marnalo Phone : +32-4-240-81-36 Email : raimondo.marnalo@fnherstal.com

For many decades, FN HERSTAL has supplied hundreds of high quality portable weapons and land and air weapon systems worldwide. This year, FN HERSTAL will exhibit its new SCAR assault rifle. In addition, FN HERSTAL will also display its renowned products: MINIMI 5.56 and 7.62 machine guns, F2000 assault rifles, the 5.7x28mm system with the P90 submachine gun and the Five-seveN pistol and the FN303 less lethal launcher. The Medium Floor Pintle system for helicopters will also be exhibited.

PR Newswire is the official breaking news service for the 15th Specialized Exhibition of Conventional Systems for National Defense on Land-Sea-Air. Defendory International 2008 will be held October 7 - 11 in Athens, Greece, at the Hellenikon Exhibition Center. For more information regarding Defendory International 2008 and a listing of all exhibitors, visit http://www.defendory.gr/home.htm

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Raimondo Marnalo of FN HERSTAL S.A., +32-4-240-81-36, raimondo.marnalo@fnherstal.com