The European Commission awarded €25 million to the ROCMAN project through the European Defence Industry Programme’s Industry Ramp-up Acceleration initiative. The Norwegian government will match that contribution.
“Europe needs a stronger and more resilient defense industrial base and this investment enables Nammo and our partners to expand capacity faster, strengthen supply security, and deliver the capabilities that allied armed forces need,” said Morten Brandtzæg, Nammo’s president and chief executive officer. The company is investing in production capacity to meet growing demand for missile propulsion systems.
ROCMAN also includes improvements to site security and access to essential raw materials and components. Additional storage capacity in Germany is intended to make the supply chain more responsive and better able to handle surges in demand.
Six companies are participating: Nammo Raufoss in Norway, Diehl in Germany, an unnamed Irish company, ARCEON in the Netherlands, Magnaghi in Italy and Fast Forward Architects in Belgium. ROCMAN was one of eight strategic projects selected by the European Commission following a competitive process.
Nammo said the work would strengthen European defence readiness and support sustained supplies to allied armed forces. It did not disclose a completion date, production targets or the project’s total cost.
