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Kitron

Kitron ASA

Billingstad, Norway

Dual-use
1001-5000 employeesContract Manufacturer, MRO & ServicesSupplies Defense Industry
Profile last updated: August 23, 2026

About

Kitron is a defense contract manufacturer based in Billingstad, Norway.

Kitron is a Scandinavian electronics manufacturing services (EMS) company listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange. It provides services across the electronics value chain, including development and design, industrialisation, manufacturing, testing, maintenance, repair, refurbishment, product deployment and logistics. Kitron's core sectors are Connectivity, Electrification, Industry, Medical Devices and Defence/Aerospace. In the defence and aerospace market it supplies electronics to OEMs for mission-critical applications and states compliance with AS9100 and AQAP standards. Kitron operates manufacturing sites in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Lithuania, Poland, the Czech Republic, China, Malaysia and the United States, with sales and engineering presence in additional countries including Germany and India. The company was established in the early 1960s in Arendal, Norway, with its head office in Norway. In 2026 it acquired DeltaNordic, a Swedish provider of electronics and electrical systems with a strong position in the defence market.

Location

Billingstad, Norway

Employees

1001-5000

Company type

Public company

Legal name

Kitron ASA

Focus areas

Electronics Manufacturing ServicesEMSContract manufacturingDefence/AerospacePCB assemblyTest developmentProduct lifecycle managementElectronics manufacturing

Languages

ENNOSVDALTPLCSDE

Products & capabilities

Supply-chain role

Contract ManufacturerMRO & Services

What they offer

HardwareManufacturing ServicesEngineering ServicesMaintenance & Repair

Markets

Also sells to civilian markets

End users

Defense Industry

Standards, platforms & customers

Defense standards

AS9100AQAP

Credentials & affiliations

Certifications

ISO 27001

ISO 14001

People

Management & team (2)

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