Netherlands expands air defense capacity

Kongsberg Gruppen (KONGSBERG) has signed a contract with the Netherlands for the expansion of the country’s air defense programme CITADEL.

The contract has a value of about NOK 1.5 billion and includes several NOMADS systems, high mobility short-range air defence, as well as increases to the NASAMS ground-based air defence system. The new deliveries will increase the overall capacity of the CITADEL programme, which KONGSBERG signed with the Netherlands in 2024.

KONGSBERG (OSE ticker: KOG) is an international technology and defence company that delivers critical products and solutions in defence, security and surveillance on land, underwater and in space. KONGSBERG has approximately 7 800 employees in 20 countries and had a total revenue of NOK 32.8 billion in 2025.