NEMO Arms Announces Acquisition of SI Defense
Kalispell, Montana— NEMO Arms, Inc. is pleased to announce the acquisition of SI Defense and the formation of a joint venture between NEMO and their aerospace manufacturing counterpart, Sonju Industrial. The acquisition brings together the established and respected backgrounds of the two corporations for the purpose of a global launch in the design, manufacturing and sales of firearms under the NEMO flag.
NEMO Arms, Inc. was co-founded in Montana earlier this year by US Army Major General (RET) Paul Vallely, Clint Walker and Kirk Leopold in an effort to better facilitate the needs of military special operations and federal law enforcement. The group soon identified the advanced capabilities in design and manufacturing through SI Defense and Sonju Industrial and immediate planning began to combine their strengths and resources.
MG Paul Vallely, President and CEO of NEMO Arms, Inc. comments, “Our contacts in the Pentagon and CIA demand advanced solutions for their specialized mission needs. NEMO, which stands for New Evolution Military Ordnance, was founded on the commitment to design and build the finest ordnance in the world. We looked at many manufacturing solutions across the country and we found the best solution right here in Kalispell to enable us to carry out our mission.”
SI Defense was founded by Sonju Industrial in an effort to leverage their aerospace manufacturing and engineering expertise into the firearm industry. Since that time the company has released several modern sporting rifle designs (assault rifles) and built a solid business supplying parts and accessories.
Dick Sonju, President and founder of Sonju Industrial and SI Defense comments, “We have been a Montana family owned business for over 30 years. And we have had the privilege to evolve and develop our capabilities to the point where we have manufactured parts on some of the most sophisticated weapon systems the world has ever seen. We are taking our aerospace manufacturing methodologies including our quality AS9100 REV C accreditation and applying them to advanced firearms.”
NEMO began construction on its sales and manufacturing facility south of Kalispell and will open officially under one roof in late January. Plans are already underway at NEMO headquarters for an additional 23,000 square feet of buildings where Sonju Industries will operate its aerospace manufacturing. The new compound will also include a firing range and a finishing facility where parts will be anodized onsite.
Josh and Adyn Sonju will join the team at NEMO which is currently made up of former military intelligence, special operations and CIA operatives. The company plans to leverage its leadership team and newly acquired manufacturing capability to complete development on two patented weapon designs that will be released for sale in the first quarter of 2012. The acquisition and joint venture will make NEMO one of only a few gun companies in the industry with in-house design and manufacturing and with the ability to rapid-prototype weapons based on current operational needs of military and federal law enforcement.
NEMO Vice President Clint Walker adds, “A lot of people have been wondering what we’re up to over at NEMO—they’re about to find out.”
Major General Paul E. Vallely (US Army Ret)
Executive Summary
Paul E. Vallely, Major General, US Army (ret) was born in DuBois, Pa. He retired in 1991 from the US Army as Deputy Commanding General, US Army, Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii. General Vallely graduated from the US Military Academy at West Point and was commissioned in the Army in 1961 serving a distinguishing career of 32 years in the Army.
General Vallely is a graduate of the Infantry School, Ranger and Airborne Schools, Jumpmaster School, the Command and General Staff School, The Industrial College of the Armed Forces and the Army War College. His combat service in Vietnam included positions as infantry company commander, intelligence officer, operations officer, military advisor and aide‐de‐camp. He has over fifteen (15) years experience in Special Operations, Psychological and Civil‐Military Operations.
He served in many overseas theaters to include Europe and the Pacific Rim Countries as well as two combat tours in Vietnam. He has served on US security assistance missions on civilian‐military relations to Europe, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Indonesia and Central America with in‐country experience in Indonesia, Columbia, El Salvador, Panama, Honduras and Guatemala. He has served as a consultant to the Commanding General of the Special Operations Command as well as the DOD Anti‐Drug and Counter ‐Terrorist Task Forces. He also designed and developed the Host‐Nation Support Program in the Pacific for DOD and the State Department. He has in‐country security assistance ‐ experience in Israel, Iraq, Kuwait, El Salvador, Columbia and Indonesia in the development of civil‐military relations interfacing with senior level military and civilian leadership.
Noteworthy Projects
Co‐Author of books, “The End Game”, “Warfooting” and “Baghdad Ablaze” –with LTG Thomas McInerney. These highly acclaimed books are recognized by many experts as the blueprint for the defeating Radical Islam.
Co‐Founder / Member of the Iran Policy Committee
Former Senior Military Analyst for FOX News from 2000 – 2007
Expert Guest on 4 – 6 National Radio interviews per week (current)
In addition to his works in media, General Vallely has fostered special weapons and development for Special Operations Command working with major military suppliers Crane and Picatinny Arsenal.
General Vallely is a principal partner in NEMO and will leverage his relationships in military and Federal Law Enforcement to exploit sales pathways while serving full time as the company’s President. His relationships and reputation cannot be duplicated and he is a mission critical asset to the NEMO leadership team.
We'll be at 2012 NRA Show!
Booth# 3040
April 13-15, 2012
America's Center - St. Louis, MO
2012 NRA Show Hours
Friday, April 13 - 9:00am-6:00pm
Saturday, April 14 - 9:00am-6:00pm
Sunday, April 15 - 9:00am-6:00pm
Where is our online store? We are working on releasing new products for 2012 at the SHOT Show. We are very excited about these, but they are very time consuming for us to develop and ready them for release.
All current online orders are still valid and being processed. Please email us for status. We are shipping as product is available.
We are still producing our SI Defense products, you can find them at MidwayUSA!
Where can you find SI Defense products?
You can find them at MidwayUSA!
