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Aviation and Survival Support

Aviation and Survival Support AS

Tønsberg, Norway

Soldier EquipmentAir SystemsNaval SystemsDual-use
Component Supplier, MRO & ServicesSupplies Air Forces, Naval Forces, Homeland Security & Police, Defense Industry
Profile last updated: June 3, 2026

About

Aviation and Survival Support is a defense component supplier based in Tønsberg, Norway working in soldier equipment, air systems, naval systems.

Aviation and Survival Support AS (A-SS) is a privately owned Norwegian company that sells, distributes, services and supports survival, safety and aviation equipment. Founded as a spare parts supplier for aircraft components and avionics for the defence and aviation industries, it has since shifted its focus to life support. Its customers include air forces, navies, search and rescue operators, emergency services, offshore and maritime users. The company designs and supplies flight garments for F-35 pilots, rescue suits, and smoke diver clothing, and holds distribution agreements with several international manufacturers. It provides maintenance agreements on life support equipment, along with user and maintenance training. Headquartered at Barkåker near Tønsberg, Norway, it has a branch office in Uppsala, Sweden, and is a member of FSi.

Location

Tønsberg, Norway

Company type

Private company

Legal name

Aviation and Survival Support AS

Registration

985 958 203 MVA

NCAGE code

N4695

Focus areas

survival equipmentlife supportflight garmentssearch and rescuemaritime safetydistributorNCAGE

Languages

NOENSV

Products & capabilities

Defense domains

Soldier EquipmentAir SystemsNaval Systems

Supply-chain role

Component SupplierMRO & Services

What they offer

HardwareMaintenance & RepairTraining

Markets

Also sells to civilian markets

Products

F-35 pilot flight garments

Flight garment

Flight garments from neck down for F-35 pilots in Norway, designed, produced and supplied in cooperation with Survitec.

330 Skvadron rescue suit

Rescue suit

Search and rescue flight suit designed by the company for 330 Skvadron, also used by other SAR operators.

Smoke diver clothing

Firefighting protective clothing

Self-designed and implemented smoke diver and work coveralls for the Norwegian and Scandinavian emergency services market.

End users

Air ForcesNaval ForcesHomeland Security & PoliceDefense Industry

Standards, platforms & customers

Defense standards

NS-EN 9120:2018MIL-SPEC

Platforms & programmes

F-35

Named customers

FörsvarsmaktenFMV (Swedish Defence Materiel Administration)Norwegian Navy submarine service (ubåtvåpenet)330 SkvadronBristow SARNorsk LuftambulanseLT Tech

Credentials & affiliations

Certifications

ISO 9001

Awards

Red Dot Award

Red Dot Design Award2024Outstanding design

DAME Design special mention

DAME Design Awards2023Special mention

Industry memberships

FSi