Nammo AS

About Nammo

Nammo is an international aerospace and defense group headquartered in Raufoss, Norway. With more than 4,100 employees, 27 production sites and a presence in 12 countries, the company is one of the leading providers of specialty ammunition and rocket motors for military and civilian customers. The portfolio includes small-, medium- and large-caliber ammunition, propelling charges and propellant powders, grenades, warheads, shoulder-fired weapon systems as well as solid-fuel rocket engines for space applications. In addition, composite solutions, countermeasures (CAD/PAD), demilitarization and test services are offered. Nammo was founded in 1998 through a state-led merger of the Nordic ammunition and propulsion companies in Norway, Sweden and Finland; the company is owned equally by the Norwegian state and the Finnish Patria Oyj. Around 80 percent of the business comes from aerospace and defense, and about 20 percent from civilian products sold under brands such as Lapua, SK and Vihtavuori. Customers include, among others, Firefly Aerospace and the ESA.

Site

Raufoss, Norway

Processes

Specialty ammunition manufacturing (small, medium and large caliber), Rocket engines / rocket motors (solid-fuel propulsion), Composite Solutions (composite material solutions), CAD/PAD (Countermeasures), Demilitarization, Test Center (testing/test services), Grenades, Warheads and Energetics, Shoulder Fired Systems

Materials

Polymer case ammunition (Polymer Case), Plastic (plastic blank ammunition), Plastic (blank ammunition), Composite materials

Founded

1998

Employees

4100

Industries

Aerospace, Defense, Military, Hunting and sporting ammunition (civilian)

1. 01

   Specialty ammunition manufacturing (small, medium and large caliber)

2. 02

   Solid-fuel rocket motors

3. 03

   Composite Solutions

4. 04

   CAD/PAD countermeasures

5. 05

   Demilitarization

6. 06

   Test Center

Materials and Processes

Sites

Raufoss

NO

Headquarters

Lapua

FI

Production (Nammo Lapua Oy, ammunition factory)

Schönebeck

DE

Production (SK Jagd- und Sportmunitions GmbH, part of Lapua/Nammo since 1992)

Products and Systems

Inside the production

Processes & technical limits

History

1. 1923

   Finnish Parliament purchases land in Lapua for the defense forces; founding of an ammunition factory

2. 1925

   Official opening of the Lapua ammunition factory on January 31

3. 1927

   Factory officially named Valtion Patruuntehdas (VPT)

4. 1930

   First sporting successes at the 27th ISSF World Championship

5. 1936

   Introduction of the D-166 cartridge for the Finnish armed forces

6. 1947

   Merger with Valtion Metallitehtaat (later Valmet)

7. 1976

   Severe explosion at the Lapua factory with 40 deaths; loading facilities relocated to Joutkallio

8. 1984

   New factory site completed

9. 1991

   Demerger from Valmet as Patruunatehdas Lapua Oy

10. 1992

    Acquisition of the German manufacturer SK Jagd- und Sportmunitions GmbH (Schönebeck)

11. 1996

    Transfer to Patria Industries Oyj (Patria Lapua Oy)

12. 1998

    Merger of Patria, Celsius AB (Sweden) and Raufoss ASA (Norway) into Nammo AS; Lapua becomes Nammo Lapua Oy

13. 2025

    Nammo engine LEROS 4-ET lands on the Moon with Firefly Blue Ghost (March 2, 2025)