Tag: defense

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...

Drones used ‘to create fear and uncertainty’

Norwegian police believe scare tactics are behind a recent rash of unidentified drones seen flying around offshore installations and power plants. The police continue...

Defense spending jumps amid crisis and criticism over national security

Norway's Defense Chief Eirik Kristoffersen is among the country's few top officials who can smile after emerging as the clear winner in this year's...

Norway tracks Russian ‘spy ship’

Norwegian defense forces including some F35 fighter jets were tracking the movements this week of a Russian research vessel that military experts believe is...

British frigate joins North Sea patrols

The British Navy is sending one of its frigates to help back up the Norwegian Navy in defending oil and gas installations in the...

Defense forces sail out to oil fields

UPDATED: Norwegian naval vessels were sailing out to offshore oil and gas installations on Friday, and may be joined by NATO allies, after more...
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