What Radionor Communications AS does

Radionor Communications AS is a Norwegian defense technology company founded in 2000 and headquartered in Trondheim, Norway, specializing in digital phased-array radio systems for military and government customers. Its technology uses electronically steerable narrow antenna beams optimized thousands of times per second to deliver ultralong-range, jamming-resistant broadband data links and GNSS-denied high-accuracy geolocation. The company claims 25 years of R&D in phased-array technology and positions itself as a world leader in phased-array communication and navigation systems.

Its product portfolio is built around the I-BEAM series (the renamed CRE2 platform), with variants adapted for land (I-BEAM SEALED, I-BEAM RUGGED), sea (I-BEAM 360, I-BEAM SECTOR), air (I-BEAM 360 AERO, I-BEAM LW) and unmanned platforms (I-BEAM 360 UAV, I-BEAM LW NAV, MICRO). The MICRO radio at 22g targets small UAV and FPV applications, the REDBOX accessory adds high-precision geolocation (range exceeding 200 km), and the announced BLACKBEAM platform is positioned as the next-generation extreme-capability system combining communication and GNSS-denied navigation. All products carry AES-256 hardware encryption and conform to MIL-STD-461F, with selected variants certified to DO-160G and Blue UAS / NDAA standards.

The company operates a hardware-led business model selling tactical radio systems and accessories directly to defense ministries and integrators, supplemented by services (maintenance, training, integration) and revenue from strategic partnerships such as the Rohde & Schwarz supply relationship. Procurement flows through multi-year framework agreements and defense tenders; named end-customers include the Norwegian Armed Forces (via NDMA), the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence, and several NATO countries. The company opened a Ukraine service centre in 2025 and a new advanced manufacturing facility in Selbu, Norway, in June 2026, built in partnership with NORBIT, reporting production output growth of over 5,000% from June 2022 through end-2025.

Name

Radionor Communications AS

Legal name

Radionor Communications AS

Website

https://radionor.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Radionor Communications AS, founded in 2000 in Norway, builds digital phased-array tactical broadband radios and GNSS-denied geolocation systems for military and government customers across land, sea, air, and unmanned domains.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Military Tactical Communications Equipment

NAICS

Wired and Wireless Telecommunications (except Satellite) (5171)

SIC

Radio & Tv Broadcasting & Communications Equipment (3663), Communications Equipment, Nec (3669)

akta.pro primary industry

Defense Communications (Secure Radios, SATCOM Terminals, Crypto) (IMABAGAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Battlefield Networking, Tactical Data Links & Waveforms (IMABAOAJ)

Keywords

• Tactical broadband radios
• Phased array communications
• Military data links
• Electronic warfare systems
• GNSS-denied navigation

Headquarters

HQ city

Trondheim

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Hardware Product Sales: Sale of tactical broadband radio systems and accessories. Products include I-BEAM series (various form factors for land, sea, air, unmanned platforms), BLACKBEAM (next generation), REDBOX geolocation accessory, and MICRO lightweight radios. Government defense procurement typically involves multi-year framework agreements.
2. Professional Services: Maintenance support, training services, and system integration. The company opened a service centre in Ukraine to provide maintenance support and training for Ukrainian military personnel.
3. Strategic Partnerships and Integration: Partnerships with defense industry leaders like Rohde & Schwarz for supply of long-range communication equipment. Integration services for embedding radios into customer platforms.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Radionor Communications AS designs, manufactures, and supplies digital phased array tactical broadband radio systems for military and government customers. Its I-BEAM series and upcoming BLACKBEAM platform provide electronically steered point-to-multipoint data links with ultralong range, anti-jamming resilience, and GNSS-denied radio navigation across land, sea, air, and unmanned domains. The company also delivers integration services, maintenance support, and training as part of its defense customer offering.

Product overview

Radionor Communications AS offers digital phased array tactical broadband radios for military and critical infrastructure applications. The product portfolio consists of the I-BEAM series (previously CRE2) as the primary next-generation point-to-multipoint tactical data link platform, featuring multiple variants including I-BEAM SECTOR, I-BEAM 360, I-BEAM 360 UAV, I-BEAM 360 AERO, I-BEAM RUGGED, I-BEAM SEALED, I-BEAM LW, I-BEAM LW NAV, and I-BEAM PORTABLE NAV. The upcoming BLACKBEAM™ represents the next generation extreme-capability system. Accessories include REDBOX™ for high-precision geolocation and the ultra-compact MICRO for UAV integration. All products feature digital beamforming, AES-256 encryption, and operate in GNSS-denied environments across land, sea, air, and unmanned domains.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BLACKBEAM™: Next generation phased array tactical broadband system providing extreme capabilities for extreme missions with military communications, high bandwidth, precision navigation without GNSS, and best-in-class electronic warfare resilience.
• I-BEAM series
• REDBOX™

Products and services

• BLACKBEAM™ Next-generation phased array tactical broadband system designed for extreme missions, providing military communications with superior jamming resilience, cross-domain interoperability, very high bandwidth, and high-precision navigation without GNSS dependency. [Inferred for general description.] Launched product intended for military and government customers requiring extreme-mission communications.
• I-BEAM Series Next-generation product family for point-to-multipoint tactical broadband data links (previously CRE2 series), providing wireless IP connectivity between multiple nodes with exceptional range and bandwidth for military users.
• I-BEAM SECTOR Vertically mounted phased array panel with integrated radio transceiver and antennas ideal for vessels and semi-mobile installations. Compliant with MIL-STD-461F, with AES-256 hardware encryption, 15 Mbps throughput, and rugged MIL-DTL-38999 connector.
• I-BEAM 360 UAV Horizontally mounted phased array panel with integrated radio transceiver and antennas ideal for UAV applications. Lightweight variant adapted for unmanned aerial vehicles, compliant with MIL-STD-461F and featuring AES-256 encryption.
• I-BEAM 360 Horizontally mounted phased array panel with integrated radio transceiver and antennas ideal for small vessels, aircraft, vehicles, and command posts. MIL-STD-461F compliant with AES-256 encryption, 15 Mbps throughput, and MIL-DTL-38999 connector.
• I-BEAM 360 AERO Horizontally mounted phased array panel with integrated radio transceiver and antennas ideal for manned aircraft and helicopters. Compliant with DO-160G standard, with AES-256 encryption and 15 Mbps throughput.
• I-BEAM RUGGED Compact military-grade radio transceiver and antennas ideal for portable applications, with RF connectors for external antennas. IP68 waterproof, AES-256 encryption, with optional Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
• I-BEAM SEALED Compact radio transceiver and antennas ideal for portable or man-carried applications with very low weight for helmet mounting. IP68 waterproof, AES-256 encryption.
• I-BEAM LW Compact and lightweight radio transceiver designed for integration into small unmanned systems. Low-weight design with RF connectors for external antennas, AES-256 encryption.
• I-BEAM LW NAV Compact and lightweight radio transceiver extended with a module providing high precision geolocation navigation in addition to tactical long range wireless communication. Full 3D positioning independent of satellite infrastructure.
• I-BEAM PORTABLE NAV Combat-proven tactical long-range wireless communication system extended with a high-precision geolocation navigation system for portable applications.
• MICRO Ultra-lightweight electronically steered phased-array radio weighing 22g, designed for UAV integration and FPV applications. Features beam-steered link stability, HD video transfer, jamming resilience, and AES-256 plus TRANSEC security.
• REDBOX™ Accessory to the I-BEAM/CRE2 product family providing high-precision geolocation navigation in addition to tactical long-range wireless communication. Features full 3D positioning, detects GNSS jamming and spoofing, with range exceeding 200 km.

Quantifiable outcome

• Power amplification of 250x in desired beam direction (4W to 1kW equivalent)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• NORBITcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 June 2026Strategic partner and supplier for building advanced defense manufacturing capabilities. Together with NORBIT, Radionor built the new manufacturing facility in Selbu at exceptional pace with capacity to deliver critical capabilities within short timeframes.
• Magellium SASmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2025ALTISS consortium (Highly Automated Swarm of Affordable ISR Long-Endurance UAVs for Force Protection) led by Magellium SAS. European Defence Fund project successfully finalized December 2025 for developing advanced autonomous drone swarm technology combining radio signal detection with visual and infrared imaging.
• SagaxmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2025ALTISS consortium partner alongside Magellium SAS, Radionor, and M3S Belgium. European Defence Fund project developing advanced autonomous drone swarm technology.
• M3S BelgiummajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2025ALTISS consortium partner alongside Magellium SAS, Sagax, and Radionor. European Defence Fund project developing advanced autonomous drone swarm technology for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance operations.
• Rohde & SchwarzcoreTechnology or Integration · 4 December 2019Strategic partnership for supply of long-range communication equipment. Rohde & Schwarz awarded Radionor Communications AS a supply contract for high-tech wireless long-range communication equipment. Radionor selected as sub-supplier by Rohde & Schwarz, known for extreme precision and quality in security and defense industry. Partnership built on years of test and demonstration projects with significant future potential.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• Thales: French defense prime fielding the CONTACT and TRC tactical radio families across European NATO armies — a broad incumbent competing for the same framework-agreement revenue Radionor is targeting.
• Elbit Systems: Israeli defense electronics specialist selling the E-Lynx family of tactical radio solutions to multiple NATO and partner nations, directly contesting Radionor's land/sea/air tactical comms deals.
• BAE Systems: Global defense prime with tactical communications portfolios across allied militaries; competes for the same NATO framework agreements and prime-contractor integrations Radionor enables via its Rohde & Schwarz partnership.
• L3Harris Technologies: Major US defense prime offering the Falcon series of tactical radios with extensive NATO footprint. Overlaps Radionor's target market and combat-radio use case, with substantially larger R&D, sales and contract vehicles.

Direct peers

• Persistent Systems: Producer of the MPU5 and Wave Relay tactical wireless mesh networking systems for military and government applications, with overlapping customers in US and allied defense procurement and directly comparable use cases in contested RF environments.
• Silvus Technologies: Acquired by Motorola Solutions in 2024, Silvus built the StreamCaster family of MIMO mesh tactical radios with proprietary beamforming — the closest direct peer to Radionor's phased array tactical broadband links for land, sea, air, and unmanned military use cases.
• TrellisWare Technologies: Supplier of tactical wireless networking and anti-jamming waveform technology for military customers, with similar emphasis on contested-environment communications and serving a comparable defense buyer profile.
• Domo Tactical Communications (DTC): Specialist in tactical radio communications, mesh networking, and EW-resilient links for defense and government — a direct competitor in secure, mobile tactical broadband for land, sea, and unmanned platforms.

Emerging players

• Codan Communications: Specialist in tactical HF and beyond-line-of-sight communications for defense and homeland security with a narrower product focus than Radionor's phased array portfolio but overlapping end-customers.

Others

• Rohde & Schwarz: Strategic supply partner (sub-supplier relationship since Dec 2019) and broader defense-electronics incumbent; not a head-to-head tactical radio competitor for I-BEAM, but a channel and ecosystem partner whose portfolio overlaps in defense communications.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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