Tag: defense

Norwegians urged to leave Ukraine now

It's not often that Norway's foreign minister suddenly holds a press conference on a Friday evening, or that the prime minister sits down for...

Government settles frigate lawsuits

The Norwegian defense department and the owner of a large oil tanker have settled their legal claims against each other, after one of Norway's...

‘Broken promises’ fuel Russian tension

Norway and Russia have long managed to remain "good neighbours" along their border in the far north, also in Arctic waters. Now, however, several...

‘The risk of a conflict with Russia is real’

The foreign ministers of NATO member countries including Norway have rejected Russia's demands that Ukraine forever be denied membership in the defense alliance. NATO...

F16 fighter jets fly into the sunset

PHOTO FEATURE: After decades of service, it's twilight time for Norway's fleet of F16 fighter jets. They're being steadily replaced by new F35 fighter...

Norway boosts its northern defense

As sabre-rattling continues between Russia and NATO, Norway has been strengthening its northern defense but also engaging in joint Russian-Norwegian inspections of each other's...

Norway braces for new Russian conflict

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre has warned there's grave danger of armed conflict in Eastern Europe, after Russia has placed more than 100,000...

Norwegian Navy embarrassed again

As if a frigate collision, its scrapping and other fleet problems weren't enough: Now one of the Norwegian Navy's newest, biggest, most expensive but also...

New fighter jets costing even more

Norway's long-debated new F35 fighter jets from the US are setting off another cost bomb for the new Norwegian government. The latest numbers from...

Tough talk against China and Russia

There's been lots of criticism directed at both China and Russia in Norwegian media this week, some of it coming from Norway's own Jens...
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