Kongsberg Adelaide factory open for business

KONGSBERG Defence & Aerospace officially opened its new 2,500 square metre facility in Adelaide, South Australia in a ceremony officiated by Australia’s Minister for Defence Industry and Capability Delivery, Pat Conroy along with Norway’s Minister of Defence, Bjørn Arild Gram.

President of Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace Eirik Lie added, “we are delighted to open the first Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace facility in the Asia-Pacific region to support Australian acquisition and sustainment programs nationally. We are fully committed to supporting Sovereign Australian Industry Capability through Kongsberg Defence Australia. We believe in the importance of building and sustaining critical capabilities within Australia, ensuring that the nation remains secure and self-reliant,” 

“The opening marks a major milestone for KONGSBERG in Australia. We are dedicated to contributing to the nation’s Defence strategy by ensuring that critical capabilities are developed and sustained within Australia with the support of our growing workforce. Bringing advanced technologies and expertise from Norway to Australia will enhance the capabilities of the ADF”, said Kongsberg Defence Australia’s Managing Director John Fry.

The facility will support acquisition and sustainment programs including NSM, National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System (NASAMS), CORTEX C4 for Protected Mobile Fires, and Protector Remote Weapon Stations for the Australian Army through local manufacture, assembly, integration, test, verification and training.-shp/adj/dl (Pix:KONGSBERG)