Norway's Kongsberg wins $112 million F-35 contract

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Norwegian defence equipment maker Kongsberg Gruppen said on Friday it has signed an agreement with Lockheed Martin worth 1.2 billion Norwegian crowns ($112 million) to supply parts for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program.

The agreement covers Lockheed's production lots 18-19 for rudders, vertical leading edges and main landing gear closeout panels for the three versions of the F-35, totalling more than 300 aircraft, Kongsberg said.

Deliveries will begin in 2025 and will continue through 2027 from Kongsberg's production facility in Norway.

($1 = 10.7617 Norwegian crowns)

(Reporting by Louise Breusch Rasmussen, editing by Terje Solsvik)