Kongsberg Gruppen
A multinational technology company with its headquarters in Kongsberg, Norway, Kongsberg Gruppen specializes in providing high-tech systems to customers in the marine, defense, aerospace, offshore oil and gas industries as well as the utility and renewable industries. As of 2018, Kongsberg has 6,842 workers working in more than 25 countries and NOK 14,381 billion in revenue.
Kongsberg was established as a continuation of the Kongsberg Arms Factory (KV). After KV was restructured in 1987, defense operations continued under the new name of Norsk Forsvarsteknologi (NFT) company. In 1995, this company changed its name to Kongsberg Gruppen as it is now. As a public company, Kongsberg was listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange in 1993. Its largest shareholder is the Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries with a share ownership of approximately 50.001%.
Kongsberg Gruppen operates in three main business areas, namely Kongsberg Marine, Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace, and Kongsberg Digital. For commercial ships and offshore facilities, Kongsberg Maritime provides positioning, navigation, and automation products and systems, as well as products and systems for seabed surveys and monitoring. Meanwhile, Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace focuses on command and control systems for weapons systems, communications systems, missiles, and advanced composites. In addition, Kongsberg Digital was established in 2016 to strengthen the focus and efforts of the business on industrial digitization. Kongsberg Digital provides technology products and services related to analysis, integration, simulation, quality assurance, and governance for the oil and gas, marine, and renewable energy industries & utilities.
Until this point, based on more than 200 years of experience and core values, Kongsberg Gruppen has consistently been regarded as an international technology group committed to offering creative and trustworthy solutions to enhance safety, security, and performance in challenging environments from the deep sea to outer space.
Industry: Shipbuilding, defense, aerospace, offshore oil and gas industries.
Founded: March 20, 1814
Headquarters: Kongsberg, Norway
Website: https://www.kongsberg.com/
