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.

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.

Aerospace propulsion edit

Nammo produces the following missiles and missile propulsion systems:^[7]

Orbital launch vehicle edit

Nammo manufactures separation rocket motors for Ariane 6, and in the past manufactured them for the Ariane 5.^[8]

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 uses a standardized hybrid motor, clustered in different numbers and arrangements, to build two types of sounding rockets and an orbital launcher", able to deliver a 10 kg (22 lb) nanosat into polar orbit.^{[9][needs update]}

Small and medium caliber ammunition edit

Large caliber ammunition edit

As of 2018, Nammo produced the following non-exhaustive list of medium and large caliber ammunition:^[10]

Shoulder-fired systems edit

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.^[11]

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.^[12] The engine may be fed by electrically driven pumps, from low pressure propellant tanks, which may enable in-space refueling.^[12]

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