Arondite expands to NATO's northern flank with £35m Nordic investment

London and Oslo, 12 November 2026 – Arondite today announced it is expanding to Norway, opening its first international office in Oslo. The company will invest NOK 430 million (£35 million) over the next five years to scale its work with Norwegian Armed Forces, Norwegian industry, and NATO allies.

Arondite’s mission orchestration platform, Cobalt, is already in active use across UK armed forces. Cobalt has been designed to enable allied interoperability in contested, remote and austere environments, providing multi-national integration for international operations.

Arondite has appointed Eirik Friise to lead its Norwegian presence. Friise brings a deep blend of operational and enterprise experience. He served 12 years in the Norwegian Armed Forces, including alongside Marinejegerkommandoen, Norway’s naval special operations force. More recently he has worked at leading technology company Visma. Friise will lead Arondite’s work with the Norwegian Armed Forces, government and industry partners.

Dilan Koç has also joined the company to lead deployments of Cobalt with new allied customers and accelerate expansion across new geographies and mission profiles. Koç previously served as Chief Technology Officer of NATO's Task Force Maven, where she led efforts to deploy and integrate advanced software and AI capabilities across Allied Command Operations.

Arondite’s expansion into Norway comes as the Royal Navy announced a multi-million-pound contract to deploy Cobalt with the UK Commando Force (UKCF). UKCF deploy on operations across the High North and in regular partnership with Norwegian Armed Forces.

Arondite already has experience operating in the High North, having deployed alongside UKCF and Norwegian units in the region. UKCF and Arondite will make the platform available to Norwegian units for joint testing during upcoming deployments, in line with the JEF’s new Northern Navies Initiative announced by the First Sea Lord on the first day of Atlantic Future Forum.

Will Blyth, Co-founder and CEO, Arondite, said:

‍“Our allies in Norway are working side-by-side with UK Commandos every day on the frontline of European security. They have some of the most complex missions in the world and they rightly demand technology that works from day one, which is why I am proud to announce Arondite’s first office outside of the UK will be in Oslo, as part of our long-term commitment to Norway.”

Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry, Luke Pollard, said:

‍"British defence tech is in demand. Arondite's work with the Royal Navy will put cutting-edge software in the hands of our commandos, and their expansion into Norway shows the appetite for British technology among our closest allies.

“This is a statement of intent from a British scale-up whose work with UK defence will see its workforce double to 150 employees between now and next summer. That means highly skilled, well-paid jobs here in the UK, and a sharper edge for our forces and allies in the High North.

“The UK and Norway stand shoulder to shoulder on NATO's northern flank, and this expansion will only strengthen that collective security."

AI Minister Kanishka Narayan said:

‍“Defending Britain and our allies in the age of AI means harnessing the very best of British technology. Arondite is at the cutting edge of that effort, putting AI to work strengthening our collective security. Its expansion into Norway shows how British innovation can help our closest allies meet the security challenges of today and tomorrow.”

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