Kongsberg Gruppen ASA (KONGSBERG) has won a contract with Lockheed Martin Aeronautics for delivery of components to the fighter aircraft F-35.

The agreement is an extension of an existing framework agreement signed in 2008, which now also includes the aircraft carrier version of the F-35 (Joint Strike Fighter). The framework agreement has the potential for production of composite parts up to 3 200 F-35s. F-35 is Norway’s planned new fighter replacing the F-16.
"We now have agreements on production of parts to all three versions of the F-35, which confirms that we have managed to establish a world-leading unit for advance composite production. Deliveries to the aircraft are under strict requirements for quality, and I am very satisfied that we meet those requirements," says Harald Ånnestad, President for Kongsberg Defence Systems.
For further information, please contact:
Harald Ånnestad, President, Kongsberg Defence Systems, (+47) 32 28 89 71.
KONGSBERG (OSE Ticker: KOG) is an international, knowledge-based group that supplies high-technology systems and solutions to customers engaged in the oil and gas industry, the merchant marine, and the defence and aerospace industries. In 2009, KONGSBERG had a Turnover of NOK 13.8 billion, and the Group had 5 423 employees in more than 25 countries.