Defence

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 …

The order is signed within a 15-year framework agreement that allows the Norwegian Armed Forces to place orders for Carl-Gustaf ammunition and weapons. This includes the new programmable high explosive …

Giant US aerospace and defence group Boeing and Norwegian defence and aerospace company Nammo have successfully test fired an artillery projectile powered by a ramjet. Announced on Tuesday, the test took place on June …

Today, the Defence Ministers of the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) – comprising Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the UK – met in Oslo. JEF …

The U.S. State Department has approved the possible sale of HIMARS missile systems to Estonia, missiles to Norway, and torpedoes to South Korea in separate deals that could total more …

The government of Romania has approved the purchase of 32 F-16 military aircraft produced by U.S.-based Lockheed Martin, which are expected to remain operational for a minimum of 10 years. …

The war in Ukraine has fundamentally changed European defence and security policy. In light of the ongoing crisis, Nordic solidarity and defence cooperation is more important than ever.  The Nordic …

According to sources in Ukraine and a YouTube video, Ukraine’s armed forces have decided to create a new air defense system, or a new ground-to-ground system, by installing Norwegian-donated Mistral …

Norway has generously agreed to extend its financial support of the MFO’s Civilian Observer Unit (COU) in 2022. During MFO Director General Beecroft’s visit to Oslo in early April, he …

Romania has grounded its fleet of MiG-21 LanceR military aircraft due to their significantly high accident rate and intends to speed up a planned purchase of used F-16s from Norway, …

The Norwegian government has previously provided 4 000 M72 light anti-armor weapons as well as helmets and flak jackets to Ukraine. Several other countries are offering weapons and military-grade equipment. …

The Supplementary Defense Cooperation Agreement between Norway and the US has now been submitted to the Storting for consideration. ‘This Agreement provides a framework for further developing our crucial cooperation …

Royal Norwegian Air Force F-35s scrambled from Evenes airbase in Northern Norway to identify Russian aircraft operating in the High North, February 2. The Norwegian Control and Response Center at …

Keeping the peace in space will only be achieved by cooperation between nations, according to the head of the US Space Force. But the pace at which China is developing …

KLP has stopped investing in companies with ties to nuclear and regular arms production. It’s not the first time the fund has made such a move on humanitarian grounds. Norway’s …

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS (KONGSBERG) signed two contracts, valued at MNOK 1,426, with the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (FMA). KONGSBERG will deliver a new batch of Naval Strike Missile …

According to information released on September 3, 2021, Belgium company FN Herstal, a global leader in the design and the manufacturing of small caliber weapons and weapon systems, has received …

According to information published by Nicholas Drummond on its Twitter account on July 30, 2021, the Norwegian company Kongsberg is conducting ongoing testing for an international customer with the Protector …

Three Royal Navy warships have joined NATO allies for the world’s largest test of naval air defences. The three-week-long Exercise Formidable Shield 2021 is taking place off Scotland’s Outer Hebrides and Norway’s Arctic …

EU defence ministers on Thursday (6 May) agreed to allow the United States, Norway and Canada to join the bloc’s project on military mobility, seen as the ‘silver bullet’ for …

Boeing is preparing to commence final assembly of the Royal Norwegian Air Force’s (RNoAF’s) first P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft. The US manufacturer announced on April 12 that the fuselage …

Earlier last week, L-001, Denmark’s first F-35 Lightning II production aircraft flew its inaugural flight. Denmark is the fifth European NATO nation to fly and operate an F-35, strengthening NATO’s 5th generation airpower foundation. Denmark is …

The first-ever deployment of B-1 Lancer bombers to Norway is allowing U.S. airmen to train in Arctic conditions and NATO ally Norway to test its defences, “This is the first …

BAE Systems has received an order from the Norwegian Army for 20 additional CV90 Infantry Fighting Vehicles to increase the combat power of its existing fleet. The Norwegian Defence Materiel …

British commandos have been put through their paces as they underwent extreme survival training Norwegian woodland where temperatures can drop to -30C (-22F). Pilots and aircrew from the Joint Helicopter …