Nammo gets order from USMC for Shoulder launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon ammunitions 21410153

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Nammo gets order from USMC for Shoulder launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon ammunitions
The US Army Single Manager for Conventional Ammunition (SMCA) based at Picatinny Arsenal New Jersey, announced the first award on the USMC Shoulder launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon (SMAW) Ammunition Contract worth over US$ 42.7 Mn, the Norwegian aerospace and defense group Nammo said on Oct. 12, 2015.
     
Nammo gets order USMC for Shoulder launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon ammunitions 640 001Nammo will deliver SMAW Common Practice Rocket (CPR) ammunition to the US Marine Corps
     
Nammo was awarded Delivery Order 1 by the SMCA to provide SMAW Common Practice Rocket (CPR) ammunition to the US Marine Corps. This is the first delivery order against the 5 year contract which has potential for deliveries of three types of 83mm SMAW Ammunition.

This 5 year ID/IQ contract was previously awarded to Nammo on September 12, 2015 and will be managed for the USMC by the US Army SMCA.

The U.S. Marine Corps selected the weapon system from Nammo on 2008. The SMAWI features a proven FFE propulsion system, which allows target engagement from inside buildings, and combines the anti-structure capability of the current SMAW warheads with a high-reliability electronic fuze. It has an effective firing range of 500m.