Nammo Enhances Security Amid Rising Drone Threats in Europe
In response to increasing drone incursions, particularly from Russian sources, Nammo CEO has announced enhanced security measures at production sites. This move comes as NATO strengthens its presence in Eastern Europe to safeguard critical infrastructure, including airports.
Key facts
- Russian drone incursions have increased across Europe.
- Nammo is enhancing security at its production sites.
- NATO is bolstering its presence on the Eastern Flank.
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Norwegian-Finnish defence manufacturer Nammo is tightening security at its ammunition plants and along its supply chains as Europe faces growing hybrid threats and drone incursions on critical infrastructure. The shift mirrors a wider push by Western defence firms to harden industrial assets amid tension with Russia and the weaponisation of uncrewed systems.
Speaking at AUSA 2025, CEO Morten Brandtzæg said the focus is on protecting people, facilities, and inputs, guided by local intelligence warnings. He noted the upgrades have not been “extremely costly” while declining specifics. The context is a busier eastern flank, more reported drone breaches, and the EU’s effort to build a layered counter-UAS network that fits into the 2027 anti-drone system plan.
Nammo is a key supplier for counter-UAS, with airburst ammunition central to defeating low, slow, and small targets. Executives expect future defence to mix jamming with kinetic interceptors, a trajectory that complements Europe’s push for scalable, lower-cost options such as the FZ123 airburst rocket covered here: affordable anti-drone rockets for Ukraine.
Alongside security upgrades, Nammo plans to sign an artillery ammunition contract worth about €1.5 billion with a Nordic government by early 2026, following a regional pact to triple production. In the United States, the company is investing $200 million in a rocket motor plant in Florida to support primes like Raytheon and diversify a supply base now reliant on L3Harris. These moves sit inside Europe’s broader rearmament effort to scale munitions and resilience, themes examined in our analysis of Europe’s rearmament drive.
The takeaway is industrial as much as geopolitical. As drones and hybrid tactics proliferate, safeguarding production capacity becomes as vital as expanding it. Europe’s ammunition makers are now on the front line, where factory security, diversified supply, and cost-effective counter-UAS effects will shape deterrence as much as numbers on a budget line.
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