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Nammo AS
Company typePrivate
IndustryDefense industry
Aerospace industry
Founded1998; 27 years ago (1998)
HeadquartersRaufoss, Norway
Key people
Morten Brandtzæg (CEO)
ProductsAmmunition, missiles, explosives, rocket engines, and propulsion systems
RevenueNOK 7.45 billion (2022)[1]
Number of employees
2,800 (2022)[1]
ParentMinistry of Trade and Industry (Norway) (50%)
Patria 50% (50.1% owned by the government of Finland and 49.9% by Kongsberg Gruppen)
SubsidiariesNammo Lapua
Websitewww.nammo.com

Nammo, short for Nordic Ammunition Company, is a Norwegian-Finnish aerospace and defence group specialized in production of ammunition, rocket engines and space applications. The company has subsidiaries in Finland, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Spain, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, and the United States. The company ownership is evenly split between the Norwegian government (represented by the Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries) and the Finnish defence company Patria. The company has its headquarters in Raufoss, Norway.

The company has four business units: Small and Medium Caliber Ammunition, Large Caliber Systems, Aerospace Propulsion, and Commercial Ammunition.

History

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Nammo was founded in 1998 by Raufoss (Norway), Patria (Finland), and Celsius [sv] (Sweden). The Lapua cartridge factory [fi] in Lapua, Finland, is also part of the Nammo group as Nammo Lapua Oy [fi]. In 2005, the present joint ownership between Patria and the Norwegian government was established.[2]

In 2007, Nammo acquired the US munitions company Talley, Inc. after purchasing 100% of its shares.

Controversies

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Norwegian export control laws prohibit Norwegian companies from selling munitions to countries at war or conflict. Nammo's then information director, Sissel Solum, said Nammo bears no responsibility for the use of their munitions after purchase, although some claimed (including the Norwegian Church Aid and PRIO) that this is a breach of the intended spirit of national export regulations.[3][4]

In 2009, it was revealed that the Israeli Defense Forces purchased 28,000 M72 LAWs from Nammo Talley, along with weapons parts and training missiles valued at NOK 600 million. These munitions were later used in Operation Cast Lead.[3][5] According to Nammo Raufoss AS managing director, Lars Harald Lied, the company also produces 12.7mm "Multi-Purpose" ammunition[6] that was used by both American and Norwegian soldiers in the War in Afghanistan.

Products

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Current production

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Missiles parts and assembly

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Orbital launch vehicle

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Small calibre ammunition

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Medium calibre ammunition

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As of 2024, Nammo produced the following non-exhaustive list of medium:[7]

Indirect fire ammunition

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  • Propellant charges for artillery and mortars
  • Mortar shells (60, 81 and 120mm)
    • HE
    • IR smoke
    • Illuminating
  • Artillery shell bodies (155mm)

Tank ammunition

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  • 120 mm tank ammunition
    • HE target practice
    • HE
    • Kinetic Energy Target Practice
    • IM Canister

Other types of ammunitions

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  • Hand grenades
    • SOHG (Scalable Offensive Hand Grenade)
    • HGO50-3.5 (offensive hand grenade)
    • HGO225-3.5 (offensive hand grenade)
    • Fragmentation increment sleeve for offensive hand grenade
    • M67 hand grenade
    • HGF165-3.5 (fragmentation hand grenade)
    • Training hand grenades
    • TTC Smoke grenade
  • Ignition systems
  • APOBS Mk7 Mod2 (Anti-personnel breaching system)
  • Warheads
    • 70 mm rocket warhead

Shoulder-fired systems

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Nammo has manufactured shoulder-fired systems since the 1960s, with licence production of the M72 LAW beginning at Raufoss in Norway in 1966. In 2007, Nammo acquired the US munitions company Talley, Inc. after purchasing 100% of its shares. Today,[when?] Nammo has operations in ten places in the US (Nammo Defense Systems Inc.) and is the only licensed manufacturer of the M72 LAW, with production lines in Raufoss and Mesa, Arizona.

In addition to the M72, Mesa also manufactures the M141 Bunker Defeat Munition for the United States Army, while Nammo's facilities in Columbus, Mississippi, manufactures ammunition for the SMAW system for the United States Marine Corps.

Nammo Defense Systems Inc., Mesa, Arizona, was awarded a $498,092,926 firm-fixed-price contract for the full rate production of M72 light assault weapon variants and components for shoulder-launched munitions training systems on 20 December 2021.[20]

Products in development

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Missiles parts

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  • THOR-ER - ramjet missile engine in development[21]
  • NSM-SL - a submarine launched Naval Strike Missile, participating to the study of a submarine variant, focusing on the rocket boosting system for a submarine launched weapon
  • Nammo develops with Northrop Grumman the Mk72 solid rocket motor for the first stage of the future Raytheon SM-3 Block1B missile of the US Navy.[22]

Rocket engine consultancy and development

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In 2019, Nammo was awarded an ESA contract to initiate development of a reusable rocket engine for the ascent stage of the Heracles lunar lander.[23] The engine may be fed by electrically driven pumps, from low pressure propellant tanks, which may enable in-space refueling.[23]

References

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  1. ^ a b Børresen, Erik (6 August 2023). "Rekordår for Nammo: Omsatte for 7,5 milliarder i fjor". Oppland Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  2. ^ "History of Lapua". Nammo Lapua. Archived from the original on 22 January 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  3. ^ a b Leer-Salvesen, Tarjei; Thorleifsson, Renie; Martiniussen, Erik (10 February 2009). "Norge tjener på våpensalg til Israel" [Norway Profits from Weapon Sales to Israel] (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  4. ^ Løkeland-Stai, Espen (26 November 2015). "Fra Nammo til Israel" [From Nammo to Israel] (in Norwegian). Dagsavisen. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Israel - M72A7 Light Anti-Armor Weapons (LAAWs)" (PDF) (Press release). DSCA. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  6. ^ Vingelsgård, Lars (10 February 2010). ""Deler kroppen i to"" ["Splits the Body in Two"] (in Norwegian). Under Dusken. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "Page 157 - Nammo AMMUNITION HANDBOOK" (PDF). 7 August 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Rocket Man". Nammo. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  9. ^ a b c d "Solid Rocket Motors". Nammo. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  10. ^ "Nammo To Boost Amraam Motor Production Capacity | Aviation Week Network". aviationweek.com. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  11. ^ admin (14 May 2013). "Roketsan, ThyssenKrupp and Diehl team up for IDAS missile programme". Naval Technology. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  12. ^ a b "Rocket Man". Nammo. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  13. ^ "Nucleus Sounding Rocket". Nammo. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  14. ^ "Nammo to supply Ariane 6 with rocket motors" (Press release). Raufoss: Nammo. 26 March 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  15. ^ "220N Monopropellant Thruster". Nammo. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  16. ^ "30kN Hybrid Engine". Nammo. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  17. ^ "Aluminium Propellant Tank". Nammo. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  18. ^ Lindsey, Clark (28 January 2013). "North Star rocket family with hybrid propulsion". NewSpace Watch. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  19. ^ "30 mm x 173 APFSDS-T "Swimmer"". Nammo. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  20. ^ defense.gov - Contracts For Dec. 20, 2021
  21. ^ "THOR-ER team completes historic ramjet missile test". Nammo. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  22. ^ Jones, Colton (8 April 2025). "Raytheon taps Nammo and Northrop to expand rocket motor supply". defence-blog.com. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  23. ^ a b "Developing a high-performance rocket motor for the Heracles mission to the Moon". www.esa.int.
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