{"id":12657,"date":"2022-09-04T17:07:30","date_gmt":"2022-09-04T17:07:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/never-seen-anything-like-it-news-norway-overview-of-news-from-different-parts-of-the-country\/"},"modified":"2022-09-04T17:07:31","modified_gmt":"2022-09-04T17:07:31","slug":"never-seen-anything-like-it-news-norway-overview-of-news-from-different-parts-of-the-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/never-seen-anything-like-it-news-norway-overview-of-news-from-different-parts-of-the-country\/","title":{"rendered":"– Never seen anything like it – news Norway – Overview of news from different parts of the country"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The machines are running at full capacity night and day at Nammo in Raufoss, where weapons and ammunition have been produced since 1896. On the factory floor, CEO Morten Brandtz\u00e6g throws his arms out: – I’ve been at Nammo for 18 years. We’ve never seen anything like it. The CEO says production is at full capacity at all Nammo’s facilities in Norway and eight other countries. But deliveries must increase sharply to meet the enormous demand. CEO Morten Brandtz\u00e6g of Nammo is asking the government for NOK 650 million to increase the production of weapons and ammunition. Photo: William Jobling \/ news European countries are arming up and filling depleted stocks, in addition to supplying Ukraine with new weapons and more ammunition. – The problem is that you deliver material at a faster rate than the industry can replenish. In the end, it becomes a dilemma. That’s why we say we have to hurry! – Are the ammunition stores empty around Europe? – I don’t want to say empty, but the demand shows that they need much, much more. We are one of only four companies that make ammunition in Europe. Asking for money The government is on the upswing in its work on next year’s state budget. During the budget conference this week, both the Prime Minister and the Finance Minister announced that spending will be reduced. Prime Minister Jonas Gahr St\u00f8re (Ap) and Finance Minister Trygve Slagsvold Vedum (Sp) announced lower public spending when they met the press during the budget conference this week. Photo: Beate Oma Dahle \/ NTB But something must still be prioritized: Defense and preparedness. – Safety for people is the main priority for the government, said Finance Minister and SP leader Trygve Slagsvold Vedum when he gave a lecture on the economic situation earlier this week. He points out to news that the defense allocations will increase next year. – Of course we cannot reduce the defense budget now, with the extreme situation that we have around us. We have prioritized the Armed Forces and national preparedness, and we will continue to do so, says Vedum. Now Nammo boss St\u00f8re and Vedum take their word. He asks the government to set aside more than half a billion kroner in next year’s state budget to increase the production of weapons and ammunition. – We must increase the volume of what we produce. Norway and Europe need it immediately. The combination of long lead times for raw materials and high demand for weapons and ammunition means that significant investment must be made in the short term, says Brandtz\u00e6g. Nammo is owned 50 percent by the Norwegian state and 50 percent by Finnish Patria, which in turn is owned 50.1 percent by the Finnish state and 49.9 percent by the Norwegian Kongsberg Group. Huge, luxurious yachts and barges lie in several European ports. Now they are being brought in, one by one, in the hope that it can help Putin stop the war in Ukraine. Because the US and the EU know that these boats do not belong to just anyone. They are owned by Putin’s oligarchs, the highest Russian elite. Who are these oligarchs, and how did they climb to the top in Russia? NOK 650 million In order to increase production, Nammo must have greater storage capacity, more high-tech and fully automated machines as well as access to raw materials such as steel and aluminium, as well as electronics and explosives. – The most important thing is that our elected representatives understand that there must be investment in preparedness. For our part, it concerns investments in new machines and increased storage capacity, says Brandtz\u00e6g. – How much is it about? – We have sent a list of what we believe is relevant to increase capacity for Norway. It is an amount of NOK 650 million. The machine park at Nammo is running at full capacity. Photo: William Jobling \/ news – But the demand for defense equipment is enormous. Don’t you have the money to pay for this yourself? – We use our own money. We have never invested as much as now. This year we are investing more than five times as much as we do in a normal year. In clear figures, this means more than NOK 1 billion. In addition, we have spent NOK 750 million on purchasing raw materials at our own risk, in order to provide rapid assistance to the Norwegian Armed Forces. – But do you still need help with public budgets? – Yes, we have stretched as far as we can. Nammo cannot maintain readiness for eight countries in Europe as well as for the USA. We cannot afford that. Building preparedness is a social responsibility and not something that should be left to industry alone. Nammo CEO Morten Brandtz\u00e6g in conversation with colleague Jarle Framnes, who works in production. There, activity is high night and day. Photo: William Jobling \/ news Brandtz\u00e6g says Nammo cannot increase production significantly without first investing in greater storage capacity. – These are explosives and the safety distances are very large. We need help from the state to prepare new deliveries, he says. – But with increasing demand comes increased income, right? – Absolutely. And in kroner, Nammo’s turnover will grow in the years to come. But the profit margins are determined in agreements with each individual country. In Norway, Nammo earns approximately 3 percent from what we deliver, says Brandtz\u00e6g. He says these funds are already tied up in investment and development. In dialogue with Nammo Both Chief of Defense Eirik Kristoffersen and Minister of Defense Bj\u00f8rn Arild Gram (Sp) have in interviews with news described the strong pressure on international supply chains, which the pandemic created. – The war has also led to a significantly increased demand for military material. This leads to increased lead times for both input factors and finished products for the Norwegian defense industry and other suppliers to the sector, says press officer Ann Kristin Salbuvik in the Ministry of Defence. The need for weapons and the consumption of ammunition is formidable in Ukraine. Photo: Marcus Yam \/ Los Angeles Times via Getty Imag She says the Ministry of Defense is in dialogue with Nammo to look at the possibilities of counteracting the sharp increase in lead times. – FD has already accelerated an order for artillery ammunition, and further concrete measures are being considered to reduce Nammo’s lead times. Any measures to help increase Nammo’s production and storage capacity are also being considered by the ministry, says Salbuvik. – We have never had more conversations with the top political leadership about what is the challenge for our industry, Brandtz\u00e6g retorts. 18 times as much The Nammo boss sees a clear connection between the material demanded by European allies and what is consumed in Ukraine. We are talking about tanks, artillery, radar systems, long-range missiles with precision. – What does this demand say about the experiences from the ground in Ukraine? – That it is a very conventional war, which has surprised many. But it also tells us that the war is dragging on and will last a long time. There is a high consumption of ammunition and weapons, which industry and defense have to put up with at the back. Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion during their instrumented training at Rena. Here with anti-tank weapons of the M72 type. Photo: Anette Ask \/ Forsvaret \/ NTB One of the weapons Nammo produces has become particularly sought after. It concerns the M72 hand-held anti-tank missile. – The M72 is a weapon system that we have produced since the 1960s and upgraded along the way. Demand is 18 times higher this year than in an average year, says Brandtz\u00e6g. The defense chief believes the war in Ukraine will last a long time. Photo: \u00d8yvind Bye Skille \/ news Chief of Defense Eirik Kristoffersen believes the war in Ukraine is reminiscent of 1914. He says the war has moved into a more static phase and believes it will be prolonged. – Ultimately, this will be a battle between wills, i.e. who wants the most, but also a battle for resources. Right now, Russia has significant resources that they take out of their stockpiles, not least ammunition that they use in their artillery fire, says Kristoffersen. – How can the prospect of a prolonged war affect public opinion in Norway and Europe? – We will feel the consequences of the war for a long time to come, not just in Norway, but in the whole of Europe, says the defense chief, referring to the rise in the price of energy and a number of other goods. Gram: Ongoing balance When asked whether Norwegian donations to Ukraine, including from M72, weaken our defense capabilities, Defense Minister Bj\u00f8rn Arild Gram (Sp) responds as follows: – There is an ongoing balance between what we can give away of what we have ourselves, and what we must keep for our own safety. Defense Minister Bj\u00f8rn Arild Gram (Sp) with the latest Norwegian contribution to Ukraine, a model of a Black Hornet drone in real size. Photo: Mats R\u00f8nning \/ news – Are we down to earth now, considering what we have to dispose of weapons and ammunition? – We have already sent a number of important contributions from our holdings. What may possibly be donated in the future, I cannot comment now. We must return to that. Ukraine has asked many countries and many different contributions, and we have systematically followed this up with equipment, ammunition and heavy weapon systems. – Are you worried about the price of defense material and access to it? – There is generally a high demand in the world for ammunition and defense material. There are long delivery times. We have placed orders for ammunition, for example, to ensure we have the access we need. Full boxes of special ammunition at Nammo in Raufoss. Demand is high, not least because of the war in Ukraine. Photo: William Jobling \/ news Back on the factory floor at Raufoss, news asks the CEO to reflect on the products he would like to make more of. Products that are made to take life. – We think about that every day. We make weapons that destroy things and ultimately kill people. It is our elected officials who decide the market in which we operate, where we can export and have control over the technology. That’s how it’s supposed to be. Ukraine
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