Unidentified drones conducted reconnaissance over the Kongsberg missile plant in Norway

28 August, 2024 UAV. Photo from open sources Unidentified drones conducted reconnaissance over the Kongsberg missile plant, where anti-ship missiles are manufactured.

The Norwegian TV2 media reported on this. The incident occurred on Friday, August 22-23, 2024, when the company's security spotted unknown drones in the sky. After their detection, an alarm was raised.

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Kongsberg employees assemble a component of an anti-ship missile guidance system. Photo credits: Kongsberg

"We have round-the-clock security, and it was our security guards who observed the drones over the technology park on the night of Friday, August 23," Ronny Lie, Group Communications Manager at Kongsberg, said. The drones were spotted directly over Kongsberg Technology Park, where Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace's facilities are located.

The company specializes in producing NSM and JSM anti-ship cruise missiles, NASAMS launchers, and other military equipment. Separately, the company's representatives pointed to a large-scale Russian intelligence network spread across Europe that conducts surveillance for sabotage. Kongsberg is one of the most important companies in Norway, as it supports Ukraine with NASAMS air defense systems, manufactures and maintains them.

A no-fly zone for drones over Kongsberg's production facilities.

Photo credits: Kongsberg

"It's well documented that Russia is doing this, and so any possible intelligence activity that could be part of a larger operation should be taken seriously," Tom Roseth, an intelligence expert, noted. Militarnyi previously reported that Russian sabotage groups are suspected of setting fire to a metal plant in Berlin of Diehl, a company that helps Ukraine with air defense. According to the company, the fire broke out in early May and caused tens of millions of euros in damage.

"Russia is increasingly recruiting civilians, mostly criminals, via Telegram to carry out such attacks," a security official shared with the newspaper.