“This announcement highlights the close partnership shared between the KONGSBERG teams in Norway and Australia both working together to ensure our local workforce has the technical skills and expertise to support this transformational capability for the Australian Army,” said John Fry, Kongsberg Defence Australia’s General Manager.
Valued at AUD 9 million, this contract includes the provision of recurring support services for Kongsberg-provided sub-systems such as the Fire Distribution Centre, Canister Launcher, and NASAMS Classroom Trainer, as well as the provision of Field Service Representatives.
The contract demonstrates the success and effectiveness of the technology transfer that has occurred between Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace and Kongsberg Defence Australia during the acquisition project.
NASAMS is a state-of-the-art Ground Based Air Defence weapon system produced by Kongsberg and Raytheon Technologies that is in service with, or under delivery to, 13 nations.
