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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Military industry |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Headquarters | Raufoss, Norway |
| Key people | Edgar Fossheim (CEO), |
| Products | Ammunition, missile and propulsion systems |
| Revenue | NOK 3.439 million (2009) |
| Operating income | NOK 407 million (2009) |
| Net income | NOK 277 million (2009) |
| Employees | 1900 (2009) |
| Parent |
Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry (50%) Patria (50%) |
| Website | www.nammo.com |
Nammo short for Nordic Ammunition Group is a Norwegian/Finnish military industry manufacturer of ammunition. The company has subsidiaries in Finland, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the United States and Canada. The company is owned 50/50 by the Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry and the Finnish defence company Patria. The company has its headquarters in Raufoss, Norway.
The company has five business units: Small Caliber Division, Medium & Large Caliber Division, Missile Products Division, Demil Division and Nammo Talley. The company has locations at Raufoss, Aurskog, Løkken Verk (Norway), Lindesberg, Karlsborg, Vingåker, Björkborn (Sweden), Vihtavuori, Tampere, Lapua (Finland), Schönebeck, Pinnow (Germany), Hérémence (Switzerland), Mesa, Arizona and Washington D.C. (United States) and Ottawa (Canada).
History[]
Nammo was founded in 1998 by Raufoss, Patria, and Celsius. Raufoss was later demerged continued though operations by Norsk Hydro and Raufoss Technology. The ownership of Nammo was transferred to the government of Norway. [1]
Products[]
Missile propulsion[]
- RIM-162 ESSM
- IRIS-T (under license)
- Exocet
- AIM-9 Sidewinder
- Penguin
- Naval Strike Missile (Only rocket booster)
- ARIANE 5 (Separation & Acceleration Boosters)
- HVM (Hyper Velocity Missile)[citation needed]
- RBS 23 BAMSE SAM[citation needed]
- IDAS (Interactive Defence & Attack for Submarines)[citation needed]
Orbital launch vehicle[]
In January 2013, Nammo and the Andøya Rocket Range spaceport announced that they would be "developing an orbital Nanosatellite launch vehicle (NLV) rocket system called North Star that will use a standardized hybrid motor, clustered in different numbers and arrangements, to build two types of sounding rockets and an orbital launcher" that would be able to deliver a 10 kg (22 lb) nanosat into polar orbit.[1]
Small Caliber Ammunition[]
- 5.56 x 45 mm NATO
- 6.5x47mm Lapua
- 7.62 x 39 mm
- 7.62x51 NATO and 308 Winchester
- 7.62 x 54 mm R
- 7.62 x 63mm (30-06)
- .338 Lapua Magnum (8.6 x 70mm)
- 9 mm Luger Parabellum (9 x 19mm)
Medium & Large Caliber Ammunition[]
Nammo produces, or has produced, the following medium and large caliber ammunition:[citation needed]
- 12,7 x 99 (.50 BMG)
- 12,7 x 99 Raufoss Mk 211 Multipurpose
- 20mm x 102[citation needed]
- 20mm x 139[citation needed]
- 25mm x 137[citation needed]
- 27mm x 145[citation needed]
- 30mm x 113B[citation needed]
- 30mm x173[citation needed]
- 35mm x 228[citation needed]
- 40mm x 51
- 40mm x 53[citation needed]
- 40mm x 365R[citation needed]
- 57mm L/70 3P[citation needed]
- M72 LAW
- 120mm Tank Ammunition[citation needed]
- Propellant Charges, For Artillery and Mortars[citation needed]
- Artillery Shell Bodies[citation needed]
- Hand grenades
- Warheads
References[]
- ↑ Lindsey, Clark (2013-01-28). "North Star rocket family with hybrid propulsion". http://www.newspacewatch.com/articles/north-star-rocket-family-with-hybrid-propulsion-.html. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
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