Kongsberg has signed a contract worth 1.5 billion Norwegian krone ($155 million) to expand the Netherlands’ CITADEL air defense program.
The order covers several National Maneuver Air Defence Systems (NOMADS) for highly mobile short-range air defense. It also includes additional capacity for the Netherlands’ existing National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS).
NOMADS is designed to protect maneuvering ground forces against short-range aerial threats. It combines command and control, radar, and missiles on a highly mobile armored vehicle, allowing it to operate closer to frontline units.
The system can detect and engage threats including drones, cruise missiles, helicopters, and aircraft. Kongsberg designed NOMADS to work with NASAMS and other NATO air defense systems, allowing the systems to operate as part of a network.
CITADEL
CITADEL combines systems designed to protect different parts of the battlefield and types of targets.
NASAMS provides the medium-range layer. Developed by Kongsberg and Raytheon, it uses distributed launchers, sensors, and command-and-control elements to engage aerial targets.
NOMADS, meanwhile, fills a more mobile short-range role. Its current configuration can carry four AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder missiles, alongside a 3D radar, cameras, and a remote weapon station.
CITADEL has also expanded beyond the original NASAMS and NOMADS procurement. In December 2025, Kongsberg signed a contract with Rheinmetall to integrate its command-and-control solution into the Skyranger 30 mobile air defense system.