Tag: defense

5,000 soldiers to train near Russia

For the first time in nearly 50 years, the Norwegian military plans to send 5,000 soldiers to a major training exercise next month in the...

NATO to hold major exercise in Norway

The NATO military alliance, now headed by former Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg, has accepted an offer from Norway's defense ministry to hold a...

Norway keen to expand fight against IS

Norwegian Foreign Minister Børge Brende was hailing a meeting of more than 60 nations in Brussels on Wednesday as a clear boost for the battle against...

Jens ‘tense’ before first NATO meeting

Former Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has been flying around Europe and as far as Afghanistan since taking over as secretary general of NATO...

Military drops uniform requirement

Military personnel from all branches of the Norwegian defense forces will no longer need to travel in uniform or otherwise use their uniforms in...

Mixed signals to women in military

The Norwegian defense forces may face a tough time recruiting the women they claim they need to attract, after a military complaints board rejected the reprimand...

Norway troops to Iraq, Afghanistan

UPDATED: Norway's government has confirmed plans to send a total of 195 military personnel to Iraq and Afghanistan as a contribution to the US-led international...

Russians visit as tensions rise

NEWS ANALYSIS: While Sweden's military continued to hunt this week for what many fear could be a Russian submarine in Swedish territorial waters, concerns...

Norway mum on submarine alarm

A Cold War-like drama continued through the weekend as Swedish military authorities hunted down the source of "foreign underwater activity" in the vast archipelago outside...

Women now subject to military service

The Norwegian Parliament finally approved a long-awaited law making women subject to compulsory military service, just like men have been for decades. Defense Minister...
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