Tag: defense

Fighter jets to join Libyan assault

Norway was preparing to send six fighter jets and support personnel to join the UN-sanctioned assault against Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi. Prime Minister Jens...

Norway backs UN attack on Libya

Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said the Norwegian government fully supports an historic resolution by the United Nations Security Council to attack Libya, with...

Concerns fly over fighter jet costs

Norwegian politicians are once again deeply concerned by reports of soaring prices for the US-made fighter jets that the government has agreed to buy....

Norway among those splitting NATO

New WikiLeaks releases have revealed the depth of divisions in NATO over key questions of European security – with the Norwegian government accused of...

Secret spying unit ‘no surprise’

A leading foreign policy analyst says it should come as no surprise that Norway maintained a secret spying unit that operated in nine countries...

Cold War defense included plans to sacrifice Finnmark in the north

The Norwegian government would have been prepared to give up the northern region of Finnmark in the event of an invasion by the Soviet...

Officer warns of military breakdown

Years of budget and staff cutbacks have left Norway's military on the verge of an equipment breakdown, warns a retired commander in the Norwegian...

Soldiers quit civil defense

More than 120 soldiers in Norway's civil defense force have resigned their posts, in protest over personnel issues in the military. The soldiers claim that...

Fighter jet price seems to soar

UPDATED: The Norwegian government's controversial but arguably predictable decision to buy new fighter jets from its most important ally, the US, has been hit...

More leaks test Nordic-US relations

A seemingly endless stream of revelations from US documents meant to be kept under wraps continues to stir questions and some bad feelings between...
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