‘Ability to strike back’: Denmark commits to long-range missile orders
Copenhagen said it would purchase Joint Strike Missiles for its F-35s and a new ground-launched munition from an American firm.
Zone 5 ‘found a spot’ in drone interceptor market with new Eclipse: CEO
CEO Thomas Akers told Breaking Defense that the company’s recent acquisition by Norwegian defense firm Kongsberg offers “an immediate step change” for the startup firm, whose portfolio now spans from a reusable drone interceptor to a low-cost cruise missile.
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Australia’s guided weapons and munitions effort makes progress, but risks remain
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Belgium splashes $3.5 billion to build shared air defense arsenal with the Netherlands
"After twenty years without one, Belgium will build again its own powerful air defence capability through this joint procurement,” said Belgian Defense Minister Theo Francken.
Malaysian defense minister publicly slams Norway for cancelled missile sale
“Norway's action has created more than just a bilateral contract dispute. It raises a deeply troubling question about whether international agreement and strategic partnership can still be trusted at all,” Malaysian Defense Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin said at the Shangri La Dialogue in Singapore.
Kongsberg Q1 orders more than double, company eyes US expansion
Across the last quarter, other key contracts included the firm’s joint selection along with Salt Ship Design to deliver a design concept for standardised vessels to the Royal Norwegian Navy.
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Malaysia looks for ‘further clarifications’ from Norway after Naval Strike Missile order falters
Malaysia and Kongsberg signed a deal in 2018 for supply of an undisclosed number of NSM weapons to equip six new Littoral Combat Ships.
AMPV 30 heading to TiC 2.0 with hopes to ‘get the Army thinking’: Kongsberg exec
The Army said the AMPV 30 is not a replacement option for the XM30 program, but an executive said the vehicle "fits a different envelope."
France’s Thales and Norway’s Kongsberg ink communications joint venture
The JV is forecast to earn revenue worth NOK 3 billion through the end of the decade based on “substantial market opportunities and product synergies.”
Norway’s Kongsberg to build new missile factory in Virginia
The Virginia factory will be the second missile production facility Kongsberg builds in the United States.
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The sights of the Berlin Air Show 2024 [PHOTOS]
Defense firms the world over took the opportunity to show off their vehicles, airframes and more bespoke platforms at the 2024 edition of ILA's Berlin Air Show.
BAE Systems, Kongsberg eyeing upgrade to Marine Corps’ ACV centered on battlefield awareness
The capabilities the companies described as part of the ICS are similar to what Pentagon officials have said is needed for Joint All Domain Command and Control.
Norway’s air defense priorities: Volume first, then long-range capabilities
“We need to increase spending in simple systems that we need a huge volume of that can, basically, counter very low-tech drones that could pose a threat," Norway's top officer told Breaking Defense, "so we don't end up using the most sophisticated missile systems against something that is very cheap to buy."
‘Step by step’: BAE eyes yearlong AMPV ramp up, new prototypes
At this week’s AUSA Global Force symposium, the company is showing off its new AMPV NxT prototype, a vehicle featuring Elbit’s UT30 Mk2.