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Norway stumbles into a ‘new phase’ of military preparedness

The Norwegian government announced more plans on Monday to strengthen defense preparedness, after another rash of criticism over a lack thereof. Prime Minister Jonas...

Police want to keep Russian drone operators in custody

Courts in both northern and western Norway are being asked to extend the custody of Russians arrested recently for flying drones and using them...

Defense chief to oil industry: ‘Keep calm and carry on’

The commander in chief of Norway's armed forces was called upon by Norway's Petroleum Safety Authority on Tuesday to address leaders of the Norwegian oil...

Another Russian arrested, PST to coordinate probes

Norway's state prosecutor has asked police intelligence agency PST to take on  "centralized responsibility" for the investigations into a rash of illegal drone activity...

Police lack equipment to ground illegal drones

Norwegian police set up a project three years ago to address the threats drones can pose. They were put off, though, over ever-changing technology...

Drone drama sparks security warnings

Justice Minister Emilie Enger Mehl is urging all Norwegians to be on high alert and report any suspicious activity to police, as unidentified drones...

Northern Norway called a ‘test lab’ for Russian threats

The police chief in Norway's northernmost county of Finnmark thinks Russia has been using the area for years as a "test laboratory" for threats...

Prime minister links drones over Norway to ‘hybrid threats’

Norwegian police and military were busy again this week investigating more unidentified drones seen flying over critical energy infrastructure. After a Russian man was...

Bomb threat at gas plant ‘unnecessarily’ raised war-related fears

A new survey shows that one out of every three Norwegians now fears potential acts of war. Police claim those fears "unnecessarily" rose Thursday,...

‘Norway needs a Coast Guard underwater’

Four professors and top officials at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim think Norway should protect its offshore oil and...
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