Shoulder Fired Systems Nammo's shoulder fired systems offer a supreme combination of low weight and heavy firepower. Building on more than half a century of experience, today's systems deliver a true reliable advantage to several of the world's most advanced armed forces. RESOURCES Nammo has manufactured shoulder fired systems since the 1960s, with licence production of the M72 beginning at Raufoss in Norway in 1966. Today Nammo is the only licensed manufacturer of the M72, with active production lines in two locations – Raufoss and Mesa, Arizona, the latter also being the only facility to manufacture such weapon systems anywhere in the United States. In addition to the M72, Mesa also manufactures the M141 Bunker Defeat Munition for the US Army, while Nammo’s facilities in Columbus Mississippi manufactures ammunition for the SMAW-system for the US Marine Corps. MAKING SENSE OF DEFENSE Did you know? The main difference between a shoulder fired weapon like the M72 and an anti-tank guided missile is that the rocket on the shoulder fired weapon only burns for a very short while after being fired, and then relies on fins that extend once the warhead has left the tube to stabilize itself in flight. Without the need for a large rocket and a control system, the weapon becomes much lighter and cheaper than a guided missile. SHOULDER FIRED PRODUCT CATEGORIES M72-SERIES SMAW AMMUNITION NORWAY NAMMO AS MAIL P.O. Box 142, NO-2831 Raufoss, Norway VISIT Enggata 40, NO-2830 Raufoss, Norway EMAIL info@nammo.com TEL +47 61 15 36 00 (0800 - 1530) About us Careers Finance Board of Directors Locations Management Newsroom Our Responsibility Suppliers Products and Services Ammunition Commercial Brands Demilitarization Propulsion Shoulder Fired Systems Space Copyright © 2021 Nammo AS | Privacy Policy | Register of Business Enterprises: NO 979 984 731 MVA Nammo retains all rights to this website and the contents published here, except where explicitly stated otherwise. Content, designs and data on the website are protected pursuant to the Copyright Act and other legislation. Rights to all product and company names, logos and trademarks on the website are owned by Nammo. Content may not be altered, reproduced, published, distributed or in other respects used for public or commercial purposes without permission.