Tag: military

Corona cancels NATO exercise

NATO's large annual winter exercise in Norway called "Joint Viking" was halted on Tuesday, because of what Defense Minister Frank Bakke-Jensen called "a demanding...

Old firing range returned to the wild

A huge portion of Norway's scenic and iconic Dovre Mountain plateau has been returned to its natural state, more than 20 years after the...

Defense minister downplays US pullout

Norwegian Defense Minister Frank Bakke-Jensen is downplaying local media reports about how the US Marine Corps is withdrawing around 700 troops from Norway. He...

Russia plans new exercises in Arctic

Just weeks after NATO conducted military exercises in the Barents Sea, and now has forced Norway's northern city of Tromsø to receive nuclear-powered submarines,...

US and Britain flex muscle in the Arctic

Four US Navy ships and one from Britain have been sailing in the waters off Norway's North Cape this week, without any vessels from...

Long-term defense plan ‘disappointing’

Two new battalions and more helicopters for special forces will, among other projects, boost Norway's defense spending by NOK 16.5 billion (USD 1.6 billion)...

NATO defense ministers pledge support

"We can't let the Corona crisis affect our security," Defense Minister Frank Bakke-Jensen said after a meeting of NATO defense ministers on Wednesday. He...

Virus shoots down Liberation jubilee

The canons at Akershus in Oslo and other fortresses around Norway will be fired, but the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Norway in...

Corona-hit military asked to halt exercises

A local mayor in Northern Norway is calling on the military to halt its annual Cold Response winter exercises in the area that involve...

‘Russia and China threaten defense’

Norway's recently embattled military intelligence agency is pointing once again to Russia and China as posing the biggest defense threats. Both continue to move...
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