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NORBIT

NORBIT ASA

Trondheim, Norway

Naval SystemsCommunications & SATCOMRadar & SensorsDual-use
Founded 1995501-1000 employeesContract Manufacturer, Subsystem ManufacturerSupplies Naval Forces, Homeland Security & Police
Profile last updated: May 6, 2026

About

Founded in 1995, NORBIT is a defense contract manufacturer based in Trondheim, Norway working in naval systems, communications & satcom, radar & sensors.

NORBIT is a Norwegian technology company founded in 1995 and headquartered in Trondheim. It operates three business segments: Oceans, which provides multibeam sonar and underwater security systems; Connectivity, which provides RF and wireless communication systems for tolling, intelligent transport, defence and IoT; and Product Innovation & Realization (PIR), which provides R&D services and electronics contract manufacturing from factories in Mid-Norway. The company states that its Connectivity segment delivers secure wireless and naval communications technology, including antenna systems for submarines and naval vessels, and tailored radar components, and that PIR manufactures mission-critical electronics for the defence and security sector. Own products are exported to more than 60 countries. The company has R&D and manufacturing across Norway, Germany, Hungary and the USA, with about 650 employees.

Location

Trondheim, Norway

Founded

1995

Employees

501-1000

Legal name

NORBIT ASA

Focus areas

multibeam sonarRF and microwaveelectronics manufacturingnaval communicationssecure wirelesstollingcontract manufacturing

Languages

EN

Products & capabilities

Defense domains

Naval SystemsCommunications & SATCOMRadar & Sensors

Supply-chain role

Contract ManufacturerSubsystem Manufacturer

What they offer

HardwareComponentsManufacturing ServicesEngineering Services

Markets

Also sells to civilian markets

Products

WINGHEAD X

Multibeam sonar

Modular, customisable multibeam sonar system for high-resolution bathymetric survey from USVs to hull-mounted installations.

WBMS X

Bathymetric sonar

Ultra-compact, high-resolution multibeam sonar system with active stabilisation for survey work.

NORBIT intruder detection sonar

Underwater intruder detection sonar

Sonar solutions for protecting critical underwater infrastructure and supporting maritime security operations.

End users

Naval ForcesHomeland Security & Police

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