Behind every delivery from Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace stands a nationwide network of suppliers.
The defence industry relies on strong, long-term partnerships. For Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, collaboration with skilled and reliable suppliers is key to ensuring quality, timely delivery, and continued technological development.
Audun Abrahamsen, Vice President Global Supply Chain Project (acting) at Kongsberg Defence & AerospaceOur partners in the supply chain have been carefully screened and selected on a stringent set of criteria, including quality, reliability, price and compliance. We seek partnerships locally, which has benefits in terms of communication and transport.
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace works with a broad network of Norwegian subcontractors. In 2024 alone, more than 2,000 suppliers contributed to deliveries – spanning all counties. This shows a clear commitment to supporting domestic industry and building national resilience.
In fact, the total value of contracts awarded to Norwegian suppliers was three times higher than the value of contracts received from our Norwegian customer – the armed forces – underlining the company’s contribution to national value creation.
“In total, we spent NOK 5 billion on supplier contracts, distributed across all Norwegian counties – and positively impacting employment, local businesses, and industrial competence,” says Abrahamsen.
These partnerships are built on long-term collaboration, trust, and shared goals. Reliable suppliers help ensure stable delivery, improved capabilities, and ongoing innovation.
Companies such as Norautron, Hatteland Technology, Kodyna, Kitron, and Imenco are just a few examples of this cooperation in practice.
“Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace has been a key partner for us for over 25 years, and this agreement confirms the trust and joint commitment we have built over time. It enables us to expand our production capacity, develop new technology, and contribute to a stronger defence industry.
We look forward to further developing this collaboration and delivering solutions that support Norway’s defence capabilities,” says Lars Skjelbred-Eriksen, CEO of Hatteland Technology AS.
“As a growing company, we highly value the trust and collaboration established with Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace and consider this contract a significant recognition of our expertise and delivery capabilities in large international projects,” said Tomas Wamstad, CEO-Partner in Kodyna.
“We are very pleased to announce this order, which confirms Kitron’s position as a robust and reliable Kitron and industrial partner for Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace,” says Heine Østby, Managing Director, Kitron Norway.
“The long-standing collaboration between our two companies continues to strengthen, and Kitron’s ongoing investment in a new production facility in Arendal is well aligned with this increase in orders. This ensures secure and efficient deliveries for this critically important system.”
“Imenco has provided products and services to the defence industry for several decades, and the collaboration with Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace strengthens Imenco’s position as a key player in technological deliveries to the defence sector while reinforcing the company’s role as an innovative partner for KONGSBERG.
We are already well underway with expanding our organisation, and this contract provides us with the opportunity to recruit even more talented colleagues,” says Imenco’s CEO Ingunn Ø. Iveland.
“We are grateful to be part of this journey alongside Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace. It is a partnership that allows us to contribute with our expertise, grow together, and support a sector that demands both competence and precision – qualities we are proud to deliver. The newly signed agreement is expected to create 30 new jobs at Norautron,” says Kenneth Dåstøl. EVP Sales & Marketing at Norautron.
