Defence

Turkish defense industry company Repkon has signed an agreement to establish a 155mm artillery ammunition filling line aimed at strengthening the defense capabilities of Scandinavian nations amid rising security concerns …

Lockheed Martin has delivered the 51st and 52nd F-35As to the Royal Norwegian Air Force, making Norway the first partner nation to fulfill its F-35 programme of record. Norway now …

Norway is leading Europe when it comes to ways to keep track of merchant shipping passing near its shoreline. Canada’s Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) has recently launched and deployed Norway’s …

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (‘KONGSBERG’) has signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) for the realization of one satellite for the precursors mission of the Arctic Ocean Surveillance …

The Norwegian Coast Guard is harnessing ROV technology to improve its operational efficiency and safety. Aboard the Coast Guard vessel KV Bjørnøya, the crew is using its Blueye Robotics’ X3 …

The US Department of State approved a possible sale of advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles to Norway for an estimated $405 million, the Pentagon said Thursday. “The proposed sale will improve …

The Norwegian government announced that it allowed the ammunition manufacturer Nammo to transfer technology to Ukraine for the production of critically needed artillery ammunition on the battlefield. The official website …

Chief of Staff of Qatar Armed Forces H E Staff Lieutenant-General (Pilot) Salem bin Hamad bin Aqeel Al Nabit met with the Norway Chief of Defence General Eirik Kristoffersen. The …

American F-35As will soon be able to undertake long-range stand-off anti-surface strikes as the US government has signed a $141 million contract with Norway’s KDA (Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace) for …

SAS and the Norwegian Armed Forces have signed a new agreement for strategic air evacuation, ensuring continued capacity using SAS’ latest Airbus A320neo aircraft. The deal, comprising a cooperation agreement …

The Norwegian F-35A takes off from a highway in Finland for the first time. Photo © Ole Andreas Vekve, Norwegian Armed Forces

OERLAND, Norway – United States Air Force B-2 bombers currently deployed to Keflavik Air Base, Iceland, launched on August 29, 2023, to conduct integration training with Royal Norwegian Air Force F-35s …

The Norwegian military has promoted a king penguin residing in a UK zoo to the rank of Major General in its military. The penguin, who lives at Edinburgh Zoo in …

Norwegian Airlines has won a four-year contract for providing flight services to the defence sector in Norway and the Nordic region. The agreement, valued at about one billion Norwegian kroner …

The EU and the Kingdom of Norway yesterday signed a transfer agreement for Norway’s voluntary financial contribution to the assistance measure under the European Peace Facility (EPF) for supplying military equipment to the Armed Forces of …

The Pentagon said Wednesday that the State Department had approved the sale of six MH-60R multi-mission helicopters and other equipment to Norway for an estimated cost of $1 billion. The …

A Swedish rocket veered off its planned course and landed in Norway on Monday, local media reported. The nine-meter-long rocket was launched from the Esrange Space Center, about 200 kilometers …

Norway is making a significant contribution to an important area of Hungary’s defence capabilities, namely its air defence, the Defence Minister said in Oslo on Thursday. In a statement sent …

As part of the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) efforts to hone defence co-operation, British and Norwegian patrol vessels are tested in and around the many bays and jagged coast around fjords in …

The Chief of General Staff of the Argentinian Navy, Admiral Julio Guardia, reported that the navy is in negotiations with the Norwegian government for the possible purchase of three or …

Norway signed an arms sale deal worth 5 billion Norwegian kroner ($500 million) with the US for the supply of missiles to be mounted on F-35 fighter jets. “This is …

Norway will allocate NOK 300 million ($30 million) to the NATO fund for Ukraine. The country’s Defense Minister Bjorn Arild Gram said this, the country’s official government website reported. According …

Norway has found a way to do with its retired F-16 Fighter Falcons. Romania will buy them. 32 F-16 fighter jets will end up in the Balkans after negotiations between …

The Norwegian NSM [Naval Strike Missile] will arm the Spanish F110 and F-100 frigates. This is claimed by the Spanish publication InfoDefensa. However, the Ministry of Defense of Spain has …

On 23 August 2022, in the presence of company officials from Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles, the Norwegian military procurement agency, NDMA, formally transferred over a hundred new HX and TGS-mil …