What's up at Kongsberg Discovery

Supporting sustainable success

With a world-class research vessel ‘ready to roll’ Angola is perfectly positioned to unlock understanding, value and informed developments in its ocean space. Jennifer Johnson of WHOI explains how, together with a group of Angolan fishery researchers and Kongsberg Discovery, she’s been helping build solid foundations for ongoing success. 

Innovation, partnership and protection in focus at Oceanology International

Kongsberg Discovery is using this year’s Oceanology International (OI) as a platform to demonstrate existing leadership and future potential. Two “groundbreaking” technology launches will be revealed to attendees at the London event, taking place 10-12 March, along with new collaborations, contracts and ocean insights. 

Strong demand for research vessels

Research vessels are crucial in advancing our knowledge of the oceans, providing vital observations for disciplines such as climate science and marine biology, and remain central to oceanographic research. For decades, research vessels around the world have benefited from KONGSBERG technology, which saw increased demand in 2025.

ECHO81 named top winner of image contest

We are pleased to announce ECHO81 is the top winner of our 2026 Calendar Image Contest. ECHO81’s EM2042 bathymetry image of the New York tunnel will be featured on the cover of the 2026 calendar and will represent the month of November. In addition, ECHO81’s submission of the Lake Hartwell Dam is included for October.

Listening to Glaciers: How Sound Reveals the Secrets Beneath the Ice

Far above the Arctic Circle, in the remote Hornsund fjord of Svalbard, the icy silence hides a powerful story. 

One Ocean in the Northwestern Pacific

The world’s oldest state-of-the-art research vessel sailed into Vancouver and Seattle recently on its voyage to explore, understand and safeguard our fragile ocean environments.

Collaboration for monitoring and restoring Europe's kelp forests

Kongsberg Satellite Services, SeaForester, and Kongsberg Discovery sign an agreement to collaborate on developing an efficient monitoring solution to support sustainable sea forest management, restoration, and conservation.

Welcomes the new declaration for protecting critical infrastructure

Subsea pipelines, power cables, offshore platforms, and sensor arrays have become critical to modern society — and increasingly vulnerable. The declaration, called the Joint Declaration of Baltic Sea Security, was signed on November 20. KONGSBERG welcomes this initiative.

Camilla Kiss appointed Acting President of Kongsberg Discovery

Camilla Kiss has been appointed Acting President of Kongsberg Discovery. The appointment supports a smooth transition following the announcement that Martin Wien Fjell will assume the role of Chief Financial Officer in KONGSBERG after the demerger.

Sintef and Kongsberg Discovery Sign New Forward-Looking Agreement

Sintef and Kongsberg Discovery AS have signed a letter of intent for a long-term collaboration on the development of groundbreaking sensors for gyroscopes and accelerometers for use in inertial solutions.

HiAOOS 2025

Master’s student Christoffer Aaseth’s first ever ‘business trip’ turned into the voyage of a lifetime with Kongsberg Discovery and the HiAOOS 2025 Arctic research team. Here he describes how innovation – both in technology and on the ice – collaboration and collective commitment can help unlock understanding at the edges of the Earth.

125 years of ocean research

For 125 years, the Institute of Marine Research has monitored the oceans, collected data and built knowledge about marine ecosystems.