HELSINKI \u2013 Nammo A\/S has reached a landmark agreement with the Finnish Defense Forces (FDF) to supply the Norwegian company\u2019s newly developed artillery shells.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The deal with Finland is a significant development for Nammo, with the FDF becoming the first international customer for the company\u2019s 155 mm insensitive munitions, high explosive, extended range ammo, or IM-HE-ER.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The precision-strike ammunition has been under development since 2012. Nammo is now looking to the Nordic and export markets to drive global sales and revenues for the newly launched IM-HE-ER ammunition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Artillery-fired IM-HE-ER shells have a capacity to reach a height of 10 miles (50,000 feet) when fired at its maximum range of over 25 miles. This range is almost twice the distance of Nammo\u2019s previous precision-strike artillery ammunition offerings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the domestic front, Nammo is expected to negotiate a supply deal to the Norwegian Defense Forces (NDF). The IM-HE-ER ammunition was developed under a program part funded by the state-owned Norwegian Defense Material Agency (NDMA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Nammo-NDMA program focused on the development of a new type of extended range precision-strike ammunition. Factors driving the NDMA\u2019s funding included the potential to achieve a commercial-scale and find international customers for IM-HE-ER ammunition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The NDMA is also expected to part-finance a planned Nammo project to develop so-called extreme-range ammunition using amjet-assisted shells. The aim is to develop ER shells that would enable a standard 155 mm artillery gun to fire at ranges up to 56.3 miles (90 km).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The FDF\u2019s purchase of the IM-HE-ER ammunition forms part of a long-term program by Finland to reinforce the Army\u2019s artillery capability and fire-power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As part of this capability-building project, the FDF plans to commence initial training on the Samsung Techwin K9 Thunder 155 mm\/52 caliber self-propelled artillery systems in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In February, Finland placed an order for 48 former Republic of Korea Army K9 systems. The value of the deal amounted to US$155 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The full cost of the K9 acquisition will be higher, as the FDF plans to upgrade the self-propelled howitzers with Finnish sub-systems that include battle management, global positioning, communications and camouflage bolt-ons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The deal with South Korea was a joint acquisition between Finland and Estonia. Under the procurement contract, the Estonian Armed Forces (EAF) will acquire 12 K9 systems and enter in to an a training and information sharing cooperation with the FDF. .<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Currently, the FDF\u2019s arsenal includes the French supplied Nexter Systems 155 mm LU 111 high-explosive projectile and the ageing Russian-made Bonus Mk II 155 mm artillery system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nammo\u2019s IM-HE-ER deal with Finland coincides with the company\u2019s expansion within the manufacture of missile, artillery shell and rocket propulsion systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In June, Nammo acquired Moog Inc.\u2019s European In-Space Propulsion businesses with production located in Ireland and Britain. The acquisition is expected to strengthen Nammo\u2019s revenues earned from export related sales in 2017-2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nammo\u2019s export operations, at present, are mainly concentrated on the manufacture of rocket motors for anti-air missiles, including the AMRAAM, the AIM-9X Sidewinder, and the Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM).<\/p>\n\n\n The deal with Finland is a significant development for Nammo, with the FDF becoming the first international customer for the company\u2019s 155 mm insensitive munitions, high explosive, extended range ammo, or IM-HE-ER.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":77406,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":12,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":[]},"categories":[46,11,12],"tags":[8622],"coauthors":[4186],"class_list":["post-35469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-europe","category-global","category-industry","tag-norway"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"HZZYKD446ZHLJD6SLNINBU52HE","arc_canonical_url":"\/industry\/2017\/08\/19\/nammo-signs-first-artillery-deal-with-finland\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"\n