allocated in March<\/a>. \u201cWe need to get this in place as soon as possible.\u201d<\/p>\nThe scaling up of artillery shell production to help Ukraine defend itself against Russia\u2019s invasion equates to \u201can industrial war,\u201d and the time lag to boost output is concerning, the Nammo CEO told Defense News on the sidelines of the round table discussion.<\/p>\n
While the EU says annual European production capacity of 155mm shells reached one million in January, the bloc was only able to deliver slightly more than half of one million shells promised to Ukraine by March. The ASAP program will help Europe reach production capacity of 2 million shells a year by the end of 2025, according to the European Commission.<\/p>\n
The requirements to further boost raw-materials production have already been identified as part of ASAP, and there is no new tender necessary should the European Commission for example decide to invest an additional \u20ac200 million, according to Dominique Guillet, vice president of ammunition at KNDS. \u201cWe know what is necessary. It\u2019s just a decision to take.\u201d<\/p>\n
Beyond financing capacity, companies need to take into account research-and-development funding, with long range and precision important for future munitions, and loitering munition another new development that needs to be considered, said Guillet.<\/p>\n
The industry also needs to consider \u201cthe end of the peak and the big volume,\u201d and how to manage the new assets beyond that, according to Thierry Francou, the CEO of French artillery-propellant manufacturer Eurenco.<\/p>\n
Brandtzaeg said he \u201cfully supports\u201d coordinating demand, for example with one European country holding a significant amount of explosives, while another has significant capacity to fill warheads. The Nammo CEO cautioned against industry consolidation, however, while Guillet and Francou also expressed doubts about further concentration in the European ammunition industry.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not the time for consolidating something you are in short supply of,\u201d Brandtzaeg said. \u201cThere are a handful of players in Europe. They should not be fewer, but a few should be bigger.\u201d<\/p>\n
The price of a 155mm shell produced in Western Europe ranges from a low of $5,000 to more than $10,000 for the high-end ammunition, a senior industry executive attending the round table told Defense News.<\/p>\n
Ammunition manufacturers face higher supply-chain costs due to more demand for machinery, as well as more expensive energy, which is \u201ca big weight,\u201d according to Francou.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have an increase in pricing of all the machinery, and this is the case of everyone in this room,\u201d Francou said. \u201cOne example: In order to accelerate the investment, we accept to overpay in order to be first in line. If I have time, I can do it cheaper, but in three years. So in the end, what is the price of the acceleration right now?\u201d<\/p>\n
The price of small-caliber ammunition has also doubled. \u201cThis is the market during the last five years,\u201d Francou said.<\/p>\n
Brandtzaeg at Nammo said price hikes aren\u2019t only due to the war in Ukraine, but started already because of the Covid-19 pandemic, and setting up a new ammunition factory takes two to three years.<\/p>\n
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