Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace

supplier of defence and space related systems and products
Organization business Q3357285
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Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace

Summary

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,608 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace is in the country of Norway[3].
  • Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace's instance of is recorded as business[4].
  • Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace's headquarters location is recorded as Kongsberg[5].
  • Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace's child organization or unit is recorded as Kongsberg Satellite Services[6].
  • Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace's child organization or unit is recorded as Kongsberg Spacetec[7].
  • Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace's child organization or unit is recorded as Kongsberg Gallium Ltd.[8].
  • Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace's Commons category is recorded as Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace[9].
  • Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace's industry is recorded as defense industry[10].
  • Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace's industry is recorded as aerospace industry[11].
  • May 28, 1997 marks the founding of Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace[12].
  • Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace's parent organization or unit is recorded as Kongsberg Gruppen[13].
  • Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace's official website is recorded as https://www.kongsberg.com/kda[14].
  • Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace's Commons gallery is recorded as Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace[15].
  • Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace's product or material produced is recorded as Joint Strike Missile[16].
  • Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace's product or material produced is recorded as Naval Strike Missile[17].
  • Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace's product or material produced is recorded as Penguin[18].
  • Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace's product or material produced is recorded as NORTaC-C2IS[19].
  • Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace's product or material produced is recorded as Protector RWS[20].
  • Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace's product or material produced is recorded as NASAMS[21].
  • Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+2809'}[22].
  • Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+4270'}[23].
  • Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+4345'}[24].
  • Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace's replaces is recorded as Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk[25].
  • Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace's legal form is recorded as aksjeselskap[26].
  • Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace's street address is recorded as Kirkegårdsveien 45 NO-3601 Kongsberg[27].

Body

Founding

May 28, 1997 marks the founding of Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace[12].

Operations

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace's headquarters location is recorded as Kongsberg[5]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Kongsberg Gruppen[13]. Subsidiaries include Kongsberg Satellite Services[6], a business[28], in Norway[29], founded in 2001[30], headquartered in Tromsø Municipality[31]; Kongsberg Spacetec[7], a business[32], in Norway[33], founded in 1984[34], headquartered in Tromsø[35]; and Kongsberg Gallium Ltd.[8], a business[36], in Canada[37], founded in 1992[38], headquartered in Ottawa[39].

Industry

Industries include defense industry[10] and aerospace industry[11].

Ownership

Products include Joint Strike Missile[16], Naval Strike Missile[17], Penguin[18], NORTaC-C2IS[19], Protector RWS[20], and NASAMS[21].

Why It Matters

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,608 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  11. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · ~2026-47266-28 · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child organization or unit → Kongsberg Satellite Services, Kongsberg Spacetec, Kongsberg Gallium Ltd.
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P355]]: [[Q19879626]]"
  2. 6w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
    Parent organization or unit → Kongsberg Gruppen
    Country → Norway
    Replaces → Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14750]]: B204-B2FF-938E-6BF3-3004, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269254|batch #269254]]"
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