Post robot up and running
Norway post starts to test its self-driving mailbox at Kongsberg on Friday. The combined letter and package bus will be tested in densely populated…
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Kongsberg wins new multi billion kroner contract in the United States
The Kongsberg Group has entered into a new framework contract for remote-controlled weapons stations with the US Army. The contract is worth NOK 4.1 billion….
Wilhelmsen and KONGSBERG establish world’s first autonomous shipping company
Wilhelmsen and KONGSBERG are joining forces to take the next step in autonomous shipping by offering a complete value chain for autonomous ships, from design…
Drunken man “deskied” by the police
Drunken man “deskied” by the police in Kongsberg An enthusiastic, but very drunken skier in Kongsberg attempted to make use of the fresh snow to…
Oman bought Norwegian weapons for NOK 1 billion
Oman bought Norwegian weapons for NOK 1 billion in 2017 Norway exported weapons worth NOK 3.4 billion in 2017, almost 1.5 billion more than the…
One person missing in a fire in a nursing home at Kongsberg
Several apartments burned at Skinnarberga nursing home and care center at Kongsberg. One person is missing, the fire department reported from the scene. ‘A…
Kongsberg set to become Norway’s first 5G pilot
Kongsberg is to become the first town in Norway which Telenor will pilot 5G technology. Autonomous buses, drones, emergency communication and eHealth are just some…
Telenor tests 5G technology at Kongsberg
Kongsberg becomes the first city in which Telenor will test 5G technology. “At Kongsberg we will test completely specific operations and technologies that will…
Kongsberg Group signs weapon contracts with Lithuania
Kongsberg Group signs weapon contracts with Lithuania worth a billion Lithuania buys Norwegian air defense systems from the Kongsberg Group worth NOK 1 billion. On…
Record numbers of female summer students
KONGSBERG received a total of 1500 applications for this year’s 113 summer positions, and 46 of the students who were selected this year are women….
Three men charged with rape in Kongsberg
Three men charged with rape in Kongsberg during jazz festival Three young men are charged with raping a young woman during the jazz festival in Kongsberg…
Three men convicted of gang rape in Kongsberg
Three young asylum seekers are sentenced to imprisonment up to six years for raping a woman who was walking home from the jazz festival in…
KONGSBERG signs contracts for PROTECTOR RWS with Switzerland
KONGSBERG has signed new contracts for delivery of PROTECTOR RWS to armasuisse for approximately MNOK 130. The remote weapon system that will be delivered to…
Three persons are charged with gang rape in Kongsberg
Three men are accused for gang rape of a young woman in Kongsberg during last summer. While The young woman from Kongsberg was walking on…
Norwegian photographer not allowed to enter an industrial company
A photographer from LO Media were stopped to enter an industrial company in Kongsberg. The reason was that he was born in Vietnam. On last…
A Somali man is charged with knife murder in Kongsberg
A Somali man in his 30s is charged with the knife murder of a a man of the same age in Kongsberg. The two persons were…
Man killed with a knife in Kongsberg
A man has died after being stabbed with a knife in Kongsberg early Saturday, the police said. The alleged offender is arrested. The killing allegedly…