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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...
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...
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...
Accident mars opening of NATO exercises
Two military vehicles were involved in a head-on collision in Bardu, just north of Setermoen, on Tuesday afternoon. Two people were pinned inside a...
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...
New Arctic air force may take off, as war tensions rise
A new chill settled over Norway on Tuesday, after the president of neighbouring Russia made it clear that his war on Ukraine won't be...
More charges of sexual harassment in the Norwegian military
More women are revealing incidents of bullying, sexual harassment and even rape within the Norwegian military. Defense chiefs now admit to a "culture problem"...
Norway’s ‘war profits’ now aimed at boosting Ukraine’s defense
The Norwegian Parliament looks likely to support or even expand a huge new aid package for Ukraine. Norway will tap into its extraordinary oil...
Norway joins tank defense for Ukraine, as debate flies over tanks at home
The Norwegian government finally confirmed Wednesday evening that it would join NATO allies in sending some of its 36 Leopard 2A4 battle tanks to...
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