Space & Satellites defence companies in Norway

Norwegian embedded systems and FPGA design centre developing hardware, firmware, and Edge AI for space and industrial applications. Built electronics for the RIMFAX ground-penetrating radar on NASA's Perseverance Mars rover and the ORION European Service Module.

Norwegian defence and space electronics company designing secure communications, crypto distribution, radio control and rugged data-acquisition systems for mission-critical environments.

RCDS Remote Crypto Distribution System

NATO SECRET SECAN-evaluated remote crypto distribution system for secure re-keying from a central hub. RCDS supports DS-101/DS-102, Link-11, Link-16, IFF Mode 5, SATURN and ED4-2, and has been operational in NATO countries and programmes since 2010.

RCS Radio Control System

NATO-accredited remote radio control system for mission-critical voice communications across land, air and maritime domains. It centralises sensitive radio and encryption equipment, supports KY-58/KY-100, Have Quick II, SATURN, ACCS, ED-137/1C, SIP and JSON, and supports up to 1000 radios.

Secure Data Link

Hardware-based end-to-end encryption system for remote missions and harsh environments, approved for HEMMELIG / SECRET. SDL protects images, video, location data and autonomous-system control links using GCM-AES-256, CTR-AES-256, ECIES-521 and ECDSA-521.

SSL Secure Satellite Link

Secure satellite link for ground-to-space, space-to-space and ground-to-ground communications. SSL encrypts telemetry, commands and payload data using compact Nanosatellite Crypto Units, Ground Crypto Units, SSL routers and management software, with NATO SECRET / Hemmelig-level protection.

Norwegian designer of custom radiation-hardened ASICs and detector modules for X-ray, gamma-ray, and infrared imaging in defence, space, and scientific instrumentation. Founded in 1992 by CERN and University of Oslo physicists, with electronics on 25+ space missions.

NTNU and University of Oslo spin-out building plug-and-play radiation-tolerant edge computers for small satellites. Flagship TychoBoB is a Linux-based AI processing board joining the UiO CENSSAT-1 mission in 2027 via the Arctic Phi-Lab and ESA BIC Norway programmes.

Maritime intelligence platform that uses machine learning on Sentinel-2, SAR and AIS data to detect, identify and track dark vessels for governments and offshore asset owners. KSAT acquired a 70% majority stake in 2024 to scale the platform for national maritime situational awareness.

High-end electronics design house specialising in software-defined radio, DVB-S2X modems, FPGA development and UAV control systems for satellite communications and defence. Developing payloads for Space Norway's radar maritime surveillance satellite system alongside EIDEL, KSAT and FFI.