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UNIDIRPresentation of Transfer of Technology within

Norwegian ammunition industry

By Sissel Solum

Senior Vice President Communication

Nammo AS

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Agenda

• Nammo in Brief

• Transfer of Technology

• Why ToT

– From the acquiring nation/industry

– From the selling nation/industry

• Case 1: M72 LAW

• Case 2: ToT of Medium caliber ammunition to Poland

• Final comments

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The information given in this presentation is solely from a Norwegianindustry perspective and based on Norwegian export regulations

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Nammo in Brief

• 50/50 ownership

• 2000 employees

• 18 production units in 7 countries

• Turnover approx. 3,5 Mrd NOK/600 Mill USD (Approx. 15 % civil)

• 75 % export outside Nordic region (Norway – Sweden – Finland)

• Core business:

Ammunition Rocket Motors Demilitarization Shoulder-LaunchedWeapons

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Transfer of Technology

Definition

•The Norwegian export regulations defines Controlled Technology transfers similar to the Wassenaar Arrangement (military list):

Technology Specific Information necessary for the “development, production, maintenance or use of a product “

•In addition to the WA, Norway does also refer to other membership in multilateral export control regimes:

–Zangger committee (ZAC)

–Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)

–Australia group (AG

–Regime for export control of missile technology(MTCR)

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Why ToT?- From the acquiring nation/industry

• To build or sustain a high-tech competence within the nation/industry

• To create work for domestic industry

• To assure “Security of Supply” from domestic industry

• Contributes to interoperability (within NATO)

• Promote cost savings by work sharing

• Defense spending used to build a stronger national industry base

• Spin-off from defense technology to civilian applications

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Spin off from military to civil applications- Composite rocket motors from missiles to composite gas bottles for barbeque

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Why ToT- From the selling nation/industry

• Requirement from the buying nation

• To secure a strong link to the customer and their domestic industry

• Contributes to interoperability (within NATO)

• Promote cost savings by work sharing in a market with reorganization and decreasing budgets

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Transfer of Technology Case: M72 LAW

• US origin technology transferred to Norway/Nammo in the 60’ies

• License production of M72 LAW in Norway

• Any export of M72 LAW (product and technology) from Nammo needs approval by US and Norwegian authorities

• Nammo has used generic not controlled know-how based on the M72-experience for automotive application with great success (material technology in aluminum)

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Spin off from military to civil applications- aluminum bumpers to automotive industry

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Transfer of Technology Case: Medium Caliber Ammunition to Polen

• ToT to Polish partner (Bumar Group)

• ToT control technical data package for final assembly of products based on components partly delivered by Nammo and partly produced by Polish industry

• Customer is Polish Defense Forces.

• Export customers have to be approved by Polish and Norwegian authorities

• Polish Defense and industry has acquired state of the art ammunition compatible with NATO weapon systems (interoperability)

• Intellectual Property Right

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Final comments

• The Norwegian authorities will only grant export licenses for ToT if the receiving country complies with Norwegian export policies regarding re-export to third countries

• Regulation of ToT should in principle be based on the same set of rules as for export of controlled products– Ref. Norwegian export regulations

• The ToT should be based on applicability and acceptability

• Control of Technical Data is essential to guarantee that the control of military hardware exports is not circumvented

• All export of Nammo products and technology require export license from our national authorities

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