Manufacturer catalog

Dynamit Nobel Defence

Dynamit Nobel Defence is a German defense manufacturer in Burbach that grew out of the Dynamit Nobel AG defense division and now focuses on shoulder-fired weapons, vehicle protection, fire protection, and related support technologies.

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Dynamit Nobel Defence is the current Burbach-based defense company that emerged from the former Dynamit Nobel group's Wehrtechnik division. The company presents itself as a medium-sized system house for German and international forces, with product areas spanning shoulder-fired weapons, vehicle protection, digital systems, obstacle capability, and fire protection.

For this catalog, the builder matters primarily through the MATADOR / RGW 90 family and the broader RGW and Panzerfaust 3 shoulder-fired weapon lines. The profile keeps the current company separate from the older Dynamit Nobel industrial history while preserving the lineage that still shapes the catalog.

Shoulder-fired weaponsVehicle protectionFire protectionObstacle systemsDigital support systems

Notable Systems

MATADOR, Disposable shoulder-fired anti-armor recoilless weapon, Infantry Weapons

MATADOR / RGW 90

Disposable shoulder-fired anti-armor recoilless weapon

DND's official RGW 90 family page identifies the disposable shoulder-fired recoilless line behind the catalog's MATADOR entry.

Sources: DND RGW 90, DND Shoulder-fired Weapons

Panzerfaust 3

DND lists Panzerfaust 3 as one of its core shoulder-fired weapon concepts, and the company history page ties the family to a long-running production line.

Sources: DND Shoulder-fired Weapons, DND History

RGW 110

DND's product navigation and development update show RGW 110 as the next-generation shoulder-fired weapon family in the same product line.

Sources: DND Shoulder-fired Weapons

Manufacturer History

  1. Nobel's Geesthacht explosives work begins

    The company history page traces the lineage back to Alfred Nobel's explosive experiments near Geesthacht in 1866.

    Sources: DND History

  2. Dynamit Nobel Defence is formed

    The official company history states that the Dynamit Nobel AG business units were reorganized in 2004 and that Dynamit Nobel Defence GmbH emerged as an independent defense company in Burbach.

    Sources: DND History

  3. Wirkmittel 90mm is handed to the Bundeswehr

    DND says the Wirkmittel 90mm system family, developed with and for the Bundeswehr, was ceremonially handed over in 2017.

    Sources: DND History

Predecessors
Dynamit Nobel AG
Website links
Official websiteCompany overviewCompany historyShoulder-fired weaponsImprint

DND's own site mixes the current company with its Dynamit Nobel lineage. This profile uses 2004 as the formation date for the present legal entity and keeps the earlier Dynamit Nobel AG history in the predecessor field rather than conflating it with the modern builder.

Manufacturer Sources

  • DND Company OverviewPublisher: Dynamit Nobel Defence | Note: Supports the current company overview, Burbach site description, current product areas, and the statement that DND is a medium-sized system house. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • DND HistoryPublisher: Dynamit Nobel Defence | Note: Supports the 1866 lineage reference, the 2004 formation of Dynamit Nobel Defence as an independent company, and the 2017 Wirkmittel 90mm handover context. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • DND ImprintPublisher: Dynamit Nobel Defence | Note: Supports the legal name and the Burbach headquarters address used for the builder profile. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • DND Shoulder-fired WeaponsPublisher: Dynamit Nobel Defence | Note: Supports the RGW and Panzerfaust 3 shoulder-fired weapon families and the broader product-line context for the catalog. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • DND RGW 90Publisher: Dynamit Nobel Defence | Note: Supports the RGW 90 family as a DND shoulder-fired weapon line and the product-family context behind the catalog's MATADOR entry. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Dynamit Nobel logo on Wikimedia CommonsPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance and reuse context; Wikimedia Commons marks the logo as a public-domain text logo sourced from the company's website, and it is used here as a lineage identifier for Dynamit Nobel Defence. | Accessed: 2026-06-21

Produced weapons

Category

Infantry Weapons

Portable weapons used by soldiers and small units.

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MATADOR, Disposable shoulder-fired anti-armor recoilless weapon, Infantry Weapons2008 Gaza War, 2014 Russia-Ukraine War +1 moreMATADORDisposable shoulder-fired anti-armor recoilless weaponBuilt in: Germany / SingaporeMATADOR, also marketed in the RGW 90 family, is a 90 mm disposable shoulder-fired recoilless weapon developed with Singaporean, German, and Israeli participation for anti-armor, breaching, and anti-structure missions. Singapore's version emphasized confined-space firing, a HEAT/HESH selectable effect, and wall-breaching performance for built-up areas, while Dynamit Nobel Defence's RGW 90 line includes dual-mode, anti-structure, long-range multipurpose, smoke, illumination, and training variants. The system is documented in Singapore service, in Israeli Matador WB use during the 2008 Gaza War, in German-funded RGW 90 deliveries to Ukraine, and in Israeli use during urban fighting in Gaza after October 2023.