Norway has received and begun installing a new anti-drone system at Ørland Air Base (central Norway). The system is delivered by British company Operational Solutions Ltd. (OSL) under an agreement signed by Forsvarsmateriell in August 2025. This is stated in a press release from Forsvarsmateriell.
The agreement is valued at up to 938 million Norwegian kroner and includes so-called Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (CUAS), intended to protect bases, installations, and fixed objects against drones. So far, two orders have been placed under the framework agreement. At Ørland, the system will be integrated with existing air defence solutions and consists of a command system, sensors, as well as both kinetic and non-kinetic effectors.
– This strengthens our ability to monitor and protect the airspace around Ørland Air Station and contributes to increased operational capability, says Brigadier Thomas Orud Harlem, head of the Air Force Weapons School.
The system is based on OSL's technical platform FACE, which enables centralised monitoring, detection, and autonomous response in both air and ground environments. According to Forsvarsmateriell, the system is already used in several other countries.