Annual Report 2011 - Kongsberg Maritime - Kongsberg Gruppen
Annual Report 2011 - Kongsberg Maritime - Kongsberg Gruppen
Annual Report 2011 - Kongsberg Maritime - Kongsberg Gruppen
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In October, KONGSBERG acquired 100 per cent of the<br />
shares in Norspace AS. Norspace AS is a world leader in its<br />
segment for delivery of high-tech components and equipment<br />
for the international aerospace industry. The<br />
Norspace equipment can be found on 140 satellites<br />
for cus tomers worldwide. The acquisition strengthens<br />
KONGSBERG’s position in space and surveillance, and the<br />
Group is now among the largest Nordic companies within<br />
this segment.<br />
<strong>Kongsberg</strong> Defence Systems is currently in the development<br />
phase of the new missile Joint Strike Missile (JSM).<br />
JSM is planned adapted to the F-35 Lightning II (Joint<br />
Strike Fighter). The development has shown a good progress.<br />
The business area also delivers parts in composite<br />
and titanium materials to the F-35. There has been some<br />
delays in these deliveries compared the initial plans, mainly<br />
due to lower scaling rate in the total program.<br />
The Norwegian Armed Forces has over time in cooperation<br />
with KONGSBERG developed systems that have<br />
proven to be competitive internationally. It is of great<br />
importance to the Group that this national partnership<br />
continues. The cooperation gives the Norwegian Armed<br />
Forces a possibility to develop and deploy technology that<br />
is particularly suitable for Norwegian conditions and that<br />
have a quality and cost that allows it to succeed in the<br />
international competition. The modern and technologically<br />
leading product portfolio, combined with the market<br />
opportunities identified for our products means that the<br />
basis for growth is considered to be good for years to<br />
come.<br />
The international defence market is influenced by politics<br />
where customers of large defence systems are the defence<br />
authorities in the respective countries. These customers<br />
are considering national security and domestic economic<br />
development as a significant factor, in addition to product<br />
price and performance when purchasing defence equipment.<br />
This market is not subject to international free trade<br />
agreements and is often characterized by more national<br />
protectionism than we see in most other industries. It is<br />
important for the Norwegian defence industry that the<br />
emphasis is on securing good agreements in connection<br />
DISTRIBUTION<br />
OF REVENUES<br />
25.8%<br />
<strong>Kongsberg</strong> Defence<br />
Systems<br />
27.7%<br />
<strong>Kongsberg</strong> Protech<br />
Systems<br />
44.2%<br />
<strong>Kongsberg</strong> <strong>Maritime</strong><br />
2.3%<br />
Other<br />
OPERATING REVENUES<br />
MNOK<br />
with the purchase of defence equipment from abroad -<br />
being repurchase agreements, joint development agreements<br />
and agreements that ensure market access. When<br />
the Norwegian Armed Forces make significant investments<br />
by foreign suppliers, this tie up a significant part of the<br />
defence budget and purchases from domestic suppliers<br />
may be negatively affected. To ensure military supplies that<br />
are well adapted to Norwegian conditions and a sustainable<br />
and competitive Norwegian defence industry, we emphasize<br />
the importance of Norwegian participation in such<br />
programs. Both the Government and the Parliament has<br />
underlined the importance of industrial participation for<br />
Norwegian industry and that this is in line with international<br />
practice. Such participation for KONGSBERG also means<br />
increased activities in many of the 1,500 Norwegian<br />
subcontractors of the business area. Predictability in the<br />
export regulations with respect to defence material and the<br />
application of the regulation constitutes an important<br />
framework condition for KONGSBERG.<br />
KONGSBERG will continue to emphasize partnerships<br />
with major defence contractors and a further increase the<br />
focus on supporting the local industry in our markets. Our<br />
position as an attractive defence supplier in the international<br />
market will continue to be based on close cooperation<br />
with the Norwegian Armed Forces. This cooperation is<br />
the platform to develop leading products that are necessary<br />
to a modern military defence.<br />
<strong>Kongsberg</strong> Protech Systems<br />
<strong>2011</strong> 2010<br />
Revenues 4 185 5 683<br />
EBITA 755 995<br />
EBITA-margin 18.0% 17.5%<br />
The business area has in the recent years multiplied its<br />
turnover for the remote-controlled weapons systems<br />
(RWS), and has been built up to become the world leader<br />
in its segment. It is so far delivered about 14,000 systems<br />
to 17 countries and more countries have shown interest.<br />
The U.S. is, both directly with the U.S. Army and by vehicle<br />
suppliers, the largest customer.<br />
2 INTRODUCTION<br />
7 DIRECTORS’ REPORT AND<br />
18 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS<br />
64 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE<br />
76 FINANCIAL CALENDAR AND ADDRESSES<br />
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