Military and Commercial Technology: Kongsberg Awarded Contract for Air-to-air Pylons for F-35 Program Worth 136 MNOK

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Kongsberg Awarded Contract for Air-to-air Pylons for F-35 Program Worth 136 MNOK

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS (KONGSBERG) has signed a contract with Marvin Engineering worth 136 MNOK to supply air-to-air pylons for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program.

The agreement covers production lot 14 for all variants of the fighter.

“This contract confirms KONGSBERG’s capabilities as a key supplier to the F-35 Program. We continue our long standing relationship with Marvin Engineering providing continued production through 2022 in KONGSBERG’s facilities”, says Terje Bråthen, Executive Vice President Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS.

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