Tag: defense
Norway keeps border to Russia open
UPDATED: Norwegian officials confirm they have no plans to close Norway's border to Russia in the far north, despite ongoing uncertainty over the dramatic...
Civil defense test spread to mobile phones
UPDATED: Norwegian civil defense officials, scrambling to improve preparedness, warned that many mobile phones all over the country would start to vibrate and emit...
Aircraft carrier sails away from Norway
After two weeks in Norwegian waters, the huge US aircraft carrier USS Gerald R Ford has sailed away, following the end of military exercises...
More military exercises off Norway as defense chief sharpens demands
The world’s biggest warship has continued to be at the center of more military exercises in and around Norway, most recently in the rough...
Norway waking up to security needs
NEWS ANALYSIS/UPDATED: New security controls at Oslo's City Hall, armed police on the 17th of May, planned installation of upgraded radar defense and the...
World’s biggest warship in Oslo
Led by a Norwegian frigate and with hundreds of American sailors lining its decks, the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R Ford sailed up the...
US and Norway mounted a show of force in the North Sea
Top Norwegian defense officials, the US ambassador to Norway and two Norwegian government ministers were all on board when the US' huge new aircraft...
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...
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