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Revision as of 08:03, 6 September 2010

Nammo AS
Company typePrivate
IndustryMilitary industry
Founded1998
HeadquartersRaufoss, Norway
Key people
Edgar Fossheim (CEO),
ProductsAmmunition, missile and propulsion systems
RevenueIncrease NOK 1,750 million (2006)
NOK 1,991 million (2006)
NOK 184 million (2006)
Number of employees
1300 (2008)
ParentNorwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry (50%)
Patria (50%)
Websitewww.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 and the United States. 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), Mesa, Arizona and Washington D.C. (United States).

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.

Products

Missiles

Small Caliber Ammunition

Medium & Large Caliber Ammunition