Tag: defense
Doomed frigate’s duty officer convicted
A court in Bergen has convicted a young naval officer for dereliction of duty, more than four years after the frigate he was navigating...
Liberation and veterans celebrated as defense needs and spending soar
NEWS ANALYSIS: Crown Prince Haakon and other high-ranking officials gathered all over the country this week to honor Norwegian military veterans and celebrate Norway's...
Military exercises in downtown Oslo
Norway's defense department sent out a last-minute notice on Wednesday, warning of training exercises in and over the Norwegian capital. The unusual exercises were...
War news round-up: Parliament now united on arms to Ukraine
NOTE TO READERS: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year has had enormous consequences for the rest of Europe, also for Norway. The following rundown...
Ukrainian soldiers arrive for training
Around 100 Ukrainian soldiers arrived in Norway this week to start a month of special training by Norwegian defense forces. They're the first of...
Questions swirl over pipeline sabotage
International news reports that a mysterious yacht sailing from Rostock may be behind the suspected sabotage of Russian pipelines in the Baltic last fall...
Assault and harassment still plague women in Norway
UPDATED: The numbers revealed in a new study last week were called as "shocking" as recent reports about harassment of women in the Norwegian...
Prosecutors want frigate’s ‘irresponsible’ duty chief sentenced
UPDATED: The Norwegian Navy faces embarrassment once again, after state prosecutors blamed the collision and sinking of the frigate Helge Ingstad in 2018 on an...
NATO exercises ‘more relevant and important than ever’
More than 20,000 soldiers from nine NATO countries are in Norway for this year's military winter exercises, Joint Viking 2023. Russia's war on Ukraine...
Pessimism hovers behind Norway’s ‘historic’ support for Ukraine
NEWS ANALYSIS: Amidst all the outpouring of Norwegian support for Ukraine, and a personal "thank you" from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky himself, there's been...
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