DIMDEX 2022: Patria to export NEMO Navy to Europe and Southeast Asia
Finnish manufacturer Patria is in advanced negotiations with customers in Europe and Southeast Asia for its NEMO Navy (NEw MOrtar) missile system, a company spokesperson...
Patria's NEMO Navy mounted onboard a fast patrol craft. (Patria)
Finnish manufacturer Patria is in advanced negotiations with customers in Europe and Southeast Asia for its NEMO Navy (NEw MOrtar) missile system, a company spokesperson told Janes at the DIMDEX naval exhibition in Doha, Qatar, in late March.
The NEMO Navy is a single-barrel remote-controlled 120 mm mortar system developed by Patria as an indirect support system and as a direct fire, self-defence weapon system against other vessels. It is fitted onboard the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ghannatha-class amphibious transport craft.
NEMO Navy was unveiled in 2006. Development of the weapon as a complete integrated system within a standard 20 ft maritime container was announced by Patria in 2016 and on-the-move trials were conducted in 2018.
The NEMO system consists of a loading device, weapon, turret, fire-control system, and ammunition storage. It weighs 1,900 kg and has a barrel length of 3,000 mm aligned with a 360° traverse and -3° to 85° elevation range.
The ammunition load is carrier dependent, but typically can be up to 50–60 conventional 120 mm smoothbore mortar bombs.
NEMO has a single breech‐loaded mortar with a 3 m barrel length and an electrical semi‐automatic loading system. The system has a sustained rate of fire of 6 rds/min firing the first three rounds in 15 seconds. A Multiple Rounds Simultaneous Impact (MRSI) of up to six rounds is claimed.
NEMO is designed with a light and compact turret with a fire-on-the-move capability. The system is compatible with all standard smoothbore mortar ammunition and smart-guided ammunition. It can be integrated on fast patrol crafts and coastal vessels.
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