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Kongsberg and Thales form defence communications joint venture
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Posted on June 27, 2025
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1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
Kongsberg and Thales form a joint venture in Norway to enhance defence communications, addressing European forces' connectivity needs.
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Norway's Kongsberg Gruppen and France's Thales said on Friday they would establish a joint venture in Norway combining their defence communications businesses.
The tie-up comes in response to European defence forces' calls for interoperability, sovereignty and large-scale equipment as NATO countries and others face growing connectivity needs, Kongsberg said in a statement.
"By consolidating Kongsberg's secure communications and Thales' crypto expertise, we will create a comprehensive, robust communications offering and be better positioned to deliver and develop current and future technologies and services to the armed forces," said Erik Lie, who heads Kongsberg's defence and aerospace unit.
The new company will be owned 50% each by the two defence groups and will employ around 350 people across Norway.
(Reporting by Stine Jacobsen, editing by Terje Solsvik)
Norway's Kongsberg Gruppen and France's Thales are establishing a joint venture.
The joint venture aims to combine their defence communications businesses to address growing connectivity needs among European defence forces.
By consolidating Kongsberg's secure communications and Thales' crypto expertise, the new company will create a robust communications offering.
The new company will be owned 50% by Kongsberg and 50% by Thales.
The joint venture will employ around 350 people across Norway.
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