► NAVANTIA and KONGSBERG NAVAL SERVICES sign a framework agreement to support the Royal Norwegian Navy’s F‑310 frigates
Bergen, 14 May 2026.- Navantia and Kongsberg Naval Services (KNS) signed yesterday in Bergen a Framework Agreement (FA) establishing a stable, long‑term contractual framework for Navantia’s participation as KNS’s industrial and technical partner in the support, maintenance, modification and modernization activities for the Royal Norwegian Navy’s F‑310 Fridtjof Nansen‑class frigates.
The agreement consolidates cooperation between the two companies and strengthens support for the F‑310 frigate fleet throughout its entire life cycle.
The signing of the agreement was also attended by the end customer, the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (NDMA), underscoring the FA’s strategic importance in sustaining Norway’s naval capabilities.
Within this framework, Kongsberg Naval Services, part of Norway’s Kongsberg Group, acts as prime contractor, while Navantia participates as the designer, integrator and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of the frigates.
As OEM, Navantia will provide design and engineering support, as well as its expert knowledge of the platform, and will also undertake modernization work and technical evolution of the ships, helping to ensure their operational availability and their adaptation to the Royal Norwegian Navy’s future needs.
This Framework Agreement is the third contract Navantia has in Norway related to sustaining the Nansen‑class frigates, and it adds to those previously signed with NDMA, namely the FOTS (Follow‑On Technical Support) contract, signed thirteen years ago and currently in force, and the I‑Mods (Important Modifications) contract, signed in 2023 and currently under execution.
This contractual continuity reflects ongoing cooperation and demonstrates the Norwegian Ministry of Defence’s sustained confidence in Navantia as a reference partner for the sustainment, modernization and evolution of the F‑310 frigates.
The agreement also strengthens industrial cooperation between Spain and Norway in the field of naval defence and consolidates Navantia as a strategic partner in one of the company’s most emblematic international programmes.
