Kongsberg Gruppen

Regulatory Filings • Feb 12, 2021

Norway upgrades the NASAMS air defence system

Norway upgrades the NASAMS air defence system

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS (KONGSBERG) has been awarded a contract of approx. MNOK 266 by Norwegian Materiel Defence Agency for upgrade of the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS).

The upgrade of the NASAMS Sentinel radar’s Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) ensures the system operates in accordance with future NATO standards, further improving the already secure identification of friendly aircraft.

“Norway continues to upgrade their ground-based air defence capability by implementing the latest available technology. The modernization will enhance NATO commonality and reinforce the NASAMS capability,” says Kjetil Reiten Myhra, Executive Vice President of Integrated Defence Systems in KONGSBERG.

NASAMS is renowned for its distributed architecture and flexible network solution capable of solving a wide variety of air defence missions.

NASAMS is the world's most widely used air defence system in its segment, jointly developed and manufactured in a long-time close partnership between Raytheon and KONGSBERG.

For more information:

Ronny Lie, Chief Communication Officer, Kongsberg Gruppen ASA,Tel.: (+47) 916 10 798.

Jan Erik Hoff, GVP Investor Relations, Kongsberg Kongsberg Gruppen ASA,Tel.: (+47) 991 11 916.

KONGSBERG is an international, knowledge-based group delivering high technology systems and solutions to clients within the oil and gas industry, merchant marine, defence and aerospace. KONGSBERG has close to 11 000 employees located in 40 countries. Follow us on Twitter: @kongsbergasa.