Mecar has been based in Belgium since 1938, and has built a world-wide reputation for weapon systems and for a comprehensive range of ammunition.
 

This range comprises :

• Direct Fire ammunition for LAVs, Tanks and Infantry, from 25mm to 120mm,
• Mortar and Artillery ammunition,
• Rifle and Hand Grenades.

Mecar has recently established a pyrotechnics division with its own dedicated production facility. Mecar is now able to offer tracers, hand grenade fuzes, pyrotechnic delays, illuminating and signal devices, as well as igniters.

Mecar is a supplier to the Belgian Army, to NATO and to numerous other countries around the world.
Mecar is a wholly owned subsidiary of NEXTER Systems S.A., a French Defense Systems Company following the acquisition in May 2014.