Watchbird AS

Today Watchbird has participated at the Norwegian Defense Research Establishment (FFI) warfighter 24 symposium at Quality hotel Gardermoen. Thanks to Forsvarets forskningsinstitutt - FFI, the Norwegian Army, industry partners and others for the presentations, small talk and networking. The future soldier systems focus and technology development are highly relevant for Watchbird. Rune Jomaas Hans Petter Grette Tor Helge Henry Johan Woo Kvandal Thor Atle Stray Pedersen Eivind Nilsen Anstein Fidje Sindre Munther Manuel Kliese

We are thrilled to be a part of the NADIC team, where we jointly work with the aim to promote Watchbird in the US military market. Rune Jomaas Hans Petter Grette Tor Helge Henry Johan Woo Kvandal

Today at the SOF Week in Tampa/Florida: Watchbird and the Norwegian-American Defence & Homeland Security Industry Council (NADIC) agreed on the terms for Watchbird´s permanent NADIC membership.   «We have been temporary NADIC members the last year under the Hacking 4 Allies program. Our experience with NADIC and president Chloé Linn Friberg is undivided positive and we are looking forward to further cooperation with NADIC in the years to come», says Rune Jomaas, CEO in Watchbird.   In this video you can learn more about SOF Week:  https://lnkd.in/gnQqE6Dk   We are looking forward to sharing more updates from our visit to Tampa. Hans Petter Grette Tor Helge Henry Johan Woo Kvandal Thor Atle Stray Pedersen Eivind Nilsen Anstein Fidje Sindre Munther Manuel Kliese

Watchbird has been invited to attend the US Special Operation Forces (SOF) week in Tampa Florida next week. We are excited to be a part of NADIC’s booth with other Norwegian and international industrial companies and partners. The exhibition in Tampa is a yearly event where thousands of companies from US and abroad are exposed to US and international SOF troops including the Norwegian SOF presenting their products. See more info here: https://www.sofweek.org Visit us at the NADIC Pavilion #1741 Level 3, where we will showcase our new Respiratory Protection Device SAFEgaiter®. We are looking forward to sharing content from our visit :-) Rune Jomaas Hans Petter Grette Tor Helge Henry Johan Woo Kvandal Morten Grusd Nils Thomas Lien Geir Magne Aarstad Glen Ole Rødland Kjell-Ove Orderud Skare Peter Due Joachim Helstad

Last week Watchbird attended the final meeting in the Hacking for Allied (H4A) program in Washington DC led by the Forsvarets forskningsinstitutt - FFI, Innovation Norway and the Norwegian Embassy in Washington DC. Thank you all for allowing us to be part of this cohort Tore Helland, Marie Hardine Dahl, Einar Gustafson and Manuel Kliese. As a member of the Norwegian American Defence and Homeland Security Industry (NADIC), we had the opportunity to participated in NADIC´s 10th anniversary, NATO 75-year commemoration and the reception at the Norwegian Embassy Residence. Thanks to NADIC and Chloé Linn Friberg for hosting the events. The Washington DC Defence Week ended with participation at the Sea Air Space Exhibition together with our H4A partners and the Norwegian defence industry. The Watchbird team represented by CEO Rune Jomaas, COO Hans Petter Grette, CTO Tor Helge Henry and legal advisor Johan Woo Kvandal are grateful for the engaging dialogue we had with our partners and established network. The discussions and presentations we carried out with  the Norwegian Ministry of Defence (FD), Norwegian Defence Material Agency (FMA), Innovation Norway (IN), Norwegian Defence and Security Industry Directory (FSI) among others, seem promising for further development. Morten Grusd Nils Thomas Lien Geir Magne Aarstad Glen Ole Rødland Kjell-Ove Orderud Skare Peter Due Joachim Helstad

We are proud to announce that Watchbird has been granted 1,75 MNOK for the SAFEgaiter project. Founder Rune Jomaas (CEO) and co-founder Hans Petter Grette (COO) thank Innovation Norway for the grant and support of the ongoing R&D work, developing a tailored balaclava for the Norwegian Armed Forces and international military partners. The project will be completed ultimo 2024. Manuel Kliese Øyvind Voie Frank Brundtland Steder Kjell-Ove Orderud Skare Morten Grusd Geir Magne Aarstad Glen Ole Rødland Peter Due Bjørn Stray Joachim Helstad

Watchbird is delighted to welcome Nils Thomas Lien as a member of our advisory board. See https://watchbird.no/Team/ for more information about his background and experience.

Watchbird and Data Respons are working closely together as partners for technical development of sensors, information handling, analysis and communication. It is a pleasure working with a leading Norwegian professional sensor developer which will support Watchbird in our advanced sensor deliveries to the military forces and civilian market. Data Respons is a growth company and a pure-play digital leader with an in-depth expertise in software development, R&D services, advanced embedded systems and IoT solutions. With 30 years of experience and 1650 Specialists. The headquarter of Data Respons is located in Oslo, Norway, and the company has subsidiaries and offices in the Nordics, Germany and Taiwan. Data Respons provides R&D services and smart embedded solutions to OEM companies, system integrators and vertical product suppliers in a range of market segments such as Mobility, Industry Automation, Telecom Media, Space, Defence Security, MedTech and Energy. Henrik K. Eriksen Eirik Norrheim Larsen Øyvind Voie Frank Brundtland Steder Glenn Gundersen Tor Helge Henry Johan Woo Kvandal Kjell-Ove Orderud Skare Morten Grusd Geir M. Aarstad Glen Ole Rødland Peter Due Joachim Helstad Hans Petter Grette Rune Jomaas

Watchbird welcomes two new members to strenghten our team: Tor Helge Henry as CTO and Johan Woo Kvandal as our Legal Advisor. See https://watchbird.no/Team/ for more info about their background and experience.

We are thrilled to annouce that our brand Watchbird® is accepted for registration in the European Union. Our ambition is to deliver our products to the American and European military and civilian markets. Please follow us on www.watchbird.no