Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency: market dialogue ahead of bus transport tender

Confirms the Swiss F-35A schedule is holding and highlights Cameri (40 km from the Swiss border) plus a 2,100-supplier network as the practical entry point for European suppliers; Swiss basing work at Payerne, Meiringen and Emmen from 2028 signals upcoming infrastructure and sustainment demand. Relevant to Swiss/Italian aerostructures, MRO and airfield-infrastructure firms seeking F-35 offset-driven subcontracts. Do: Aerostructure, tooling and MRO SMEs should pitch Leonardo Cameri and Lockheed Martin supplier/offset offices now, and track armasuisse tenders for Payerne/Meiringen/Emmen base infrastructure ahead of the mid-2028 delivery.

Routine small logistics-equipment purchase, confirming UP LIFTING VERTICAL as the incumbent supplier of air-transportable materiel-handling equipment to the Spanish Air Force.

Continued build-out of Poland's main MALE UAV base (Mirosławiec) includes purpose-built hangars and hardened ground control station shelters, indicating sustained infrastructure spend around unmanned aviation. Relevant to construction subcontractors and to suppliers of GCS shelters, power/generator sets and airfield electrical/telecom systems in Poland. Do: Contact DUNA Polska S.A. and LOGON S.A. as subcontractor for hangar structures, shelter systems, MV/LV power and airfield telecom works at Mirosławiec.

Norwegian defence is buying dedicated dark-fibre capacity toward the Swedish border, a Nordic military mobility/resilient-backbone link, under the defence procurement directive. Relevant to telecom infrastructure owners and fibre network operators with assets or build capability in Nordland, plus their construction/maintenance subcontractors. Do: If you own or can build fibre on the Bjerkvik–Bjørnfjell route, submit a prequalification request to Forsvarsmateriell via the stated e-procurement channel by 18 September 2026.