(All figures rounded to the nearest million NOK at 1997 prices. Amounts are summed before rounding.)

The 50 largest defence contracts placed in 1997
No.	Main materiel	Main supplier	Contract sum	Country
1	Command and control systems for HAUK Class MTBs	DCN International	845	France
2	Modular propelling charges for 155 mm field artillery	Rheinmetall GmbH	296	Germany
3	ARGES off-route anti-armour rocket system	GIAT industries	260	France
4	Penguin missile update	Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace	117	Norway
5	Fuel for 1998	ESSO Norway AS	95	Norway
6	Ammunition (cartridge 7.62 x 51 NM 60)	Raufoss ASA	86	Norway
7	ULA submarine trainer update	Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace	75	Norway
8	Change of explosive in 12.7 mm ammunition	Raufoss ASA	70	Norway
9	Electronic firing ranges	Saab Training Systems	59	Sweden
10	Electrical and electronic equipment components	NERA ASA	44	Norway
11	Fuel	Statoil Norway AS	43	Norway
12	Mine clearance system	US Government (United StatesSAC)	41	Norway
13	Amplifier for radio transmitter	ELMER SPA	40	United States
14	Research and support for frigate project	Forsvarets Forskningsinstitutt	39	Norway
15	Driving simulator for tanks and assault vehicles	STN Atlas Elektronik GmbH	39	Germany
16	Workshop and spares storage containers	BNS Contra AS	39	Norway
17	VHF/UHF radios for air support	Hughes Defence Communications	36	United States
18	Life extension, F16	US AIRFORCE	38	United States
19	Laser head for bomb, F1	Texas Instruments	34	United States
20	Lorry, Standard	Sigurd Hesselberg AS	32	Norway
21	Field vehicles, Mercedes-Benz	Daimler Benz AG	30	Germany
22	Radar upgrade equipment	US NAVY	32	United States
23	Rockets for live firings (NASAMS)	US Army	30	United States
24	Upgrade equipment for assault vehicle M113	Canadian Commercial Corporation	28	Canada
25	Conatiner, field	Uniteam AS	28	Norway
26	Remote control equipment for radios	Eidsvoll Electronics AS	28	Norway
27	Engine improvements to assault vehicle M113	Bertel O. Steen Motorteknikk AS	26	Norway
28	Consultancy services	Det Norske Veritas Defence AS	25	Norway
29	Improvements to communications systems	alcatel Telecom Norway AS	25	Norway
30	Communications	NERA ASA	25	Norway
31	Cartridge/practice tracer 84 mm gun	Bofors AB	24	Sweden
32	Radar for surveillance and warning	Sensis Corporation	24	United States
33	Navigation simulator	Atlas Elektronikk	24	Norway
34	Signal processor	Litton Applied	23	United States
35	Frigate maintenance	Laksevåg verft	23	Norway
36	Practice round 120 mm	Bofors AB	23	Sweden
37	Stands (for stretchers)	Ibestad Mekaniske Verksted AS	22	Norway
38	Electrical and electronic equipment components	NERA ASA	22	Norway
39	Support for new anti-ship missile (NSM)	Forsvarets Forskningsinstitutt	21	Norway
40	Heater for assault vehicle M113	Robert Bosch Norway AS	21	Norway
41	Consultancy services	Teleplan AS	21	Norway
42	Accident simulator	Vestnorsk Engineering AS	21	Norway
43	Research, command and control system	Forsvarets Forskningsinstitutt	21	Norway
44	Fire simulator	Canadian Comm. Corp	21	Canada
45	Container raft	autokarosserifabrikken	21	Norway
46	Fire extinguisher system for Leopard 1 MBT	Krauss Maffei Wehrtechnik GmbH	19	Germany
47	Ammunition (20 mm)	Raufoss ASA	20	Norway
48	Database servers	Hewlett Packard Norway AS	19	Norway
49	Fuze, ammunition (155 mm)	Bulova-Technologies LLC	18	United States
50	Workshop vehicles for repair teams	Bertel O. Steen	18	Norway

The 50 largest defence contracts placed with Norwegian companies in 1997
No.	Main Equipment	Main Supplier	Beløp
1	Penguin missile update	Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace	117
2	Fuel for 1988	ESSO Norway AS	95
3	Ammunition (cartridge 7.62 x 51 NM 60)	Raufoss ASA	86
4	ULA submarine trainer update	Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace	75
5	Change of explosive in 12.7 mm ammunition	Raufoss ASA	70
6	Electrical and electronic equipment components	NERA ASA	45
7	Fuel	STATOIL Norway AS	43
8	Research and support for frigate project	Forsvarets Forskningsinstitutt	39
9	Workshop and spares storage containers	BNS Contra A/S	38
10	Lorry, Standard	Sigurd Hesselber AS	32
11	Container, field	Uniteam AS	28
12	Remote control equipment for radios	Eidsvoll Electronics AS	28
13	Engine improvements to assault vehicle M113	Bertel O. Steen Motorteknikk AS	26
14	Tools for project uncertainty management (CMT)	Det Norske Veritas Defence AS	25
15	TADCOM user interface, improvements and extension	Alcatel Telecom Norway A/S	25
16	Communications	NERA ASA	25
17	Navigation simulator	Atlas Elektronikk	24
18	Frigate maintenance	Laksevåg Verft	23
19	Stands (for stretchers)	Ibestad Mekaniske Verksted A/S	22
20	Electrical and electronic equipment components	NERA ASA	22
21	Support for new anti-ship missile (NSM)	Forsvarets Forskningsinstitutt	21
22	Heater for assault vehicle M113	Robert Bosch Norway as	21
23	Consultancy services	Teleplan AS	21
24	Accident simulator	Vestnorsk Engineering AS	21
25	Research, command and control system	Forsvarets Forskningsinstitutt	21
26	Container raft	Autokarosserifabrikken	20
27	Ammunition (20 mm)	Raufoss ASA	19
28	Database servers	Hewlett Packard Norway AS	19
29	Workshop vehicles for repair teams	Bertel O. Steen	18
30	Command, control and communication	Alcatel Telecom Norway A/S	17
31	Consultancy services	BMT Skipskonsult	17
32	Modification of new VHF radios	Alcatel Telecom Norway AS	17
33	Introduction of simulators (GCI) (AOT)	Teleplan AS	17
34	Boots, field	Møre Skofabrikk a/s	17
35	Practice round (40 mm)	Raufoss ASA	17
36	Support, tripod, NM208	Vinghøgs Mek. Verksted AS	17
37	Automated data processing	IBM A/S	15
38	Integrated project organisation (IPORG)	Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace	15
39	Technology programme	Raufoss Technology	15
40	Consultancy support KKIS	Kongsberg Gruppen ASA	15
41	Communications equipment	SIEMENS AS	15
42	Armoured working machines	Hägglunds Moelv A/S	14
43	Encryption system	Alcatel Telecom Norway A/S	14
44	Integrated project organisation (IPORG)	Sterkoder	14
45	General purpose automatic data processing	DATA EQUIPMENT AS	14
46	Communications equipment	SIEMENS AS	13
47	Fuel	NORSKE SHELL	13
48	Servers	Merkantildata ASA	13
49	Radar for surveillance and warning	Scan matic	12
50	Consultancy assistance	IFS Norway	11