FFI

Founded in 1946, FFI is a defense company based in Kjeller, Norway working in naval systems, unmanned systems, radar & sensors +6 more.

FFI (Forsvarets forskningsinstitutt, the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment) is the research institution of the Norwegian defence sector. It conducts applied research and development to maintain an effective and relevant defence capability, a secure society and a competitive defence industry. Its work covers analyses of defence tasks, structure and economics, security policy, laboratory analysis, simulation and modelling, and technology development, including prototypes and small-series production at its Prototype and Product Development unit (PTV). FFI develops technology for the Armed Forces, including underwater acoustics and military oceanography, sensor networks, autonomous and unmanned systems, cyber operations, electromagnetic warfare, radar, and soldier protection. Its Emergency Preparedness Laboratory at Kjeller is the only facility in Norway able to handle and analyse extremely toxic substances, pathogens, radioactive material and explosives, mainly for emergency services. FFI operates the research vessel H.U. Sverdrup II and ICE worx, a joint innovation centre for the defence sector. The institute has five research divisions and is organised around project-based research funded mainly by the Armed Forces and the defence sector. Its main sites are at Kjeller, near Lillestrøm, and at Karljohansvern in Horten. Employing more than 700 people, FFI also advises the political and military leadership of the defence sector.