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‘High priority’ for defense, as tensions and potential threats rise
As Russia's war on Ukraine grows even more bloody, concerns also keep rising in Norway over its own defense. A recent rash of potential...
Northern Europe boosts joint defense
Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre joined leaders from the other Nordic countries, the Baltic, Great Britain and the Netherlands on Monday to discuss...
NATO asked to protect pipelines
The leaders of both Norway and Germany want NATO to set up a special center for surveillance of underwater pipelines along with other critical...
Norway promises more aid to Ukraine
Norwegian Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt was back in Kyiv this week, along with colleagues from other Nordic and Baltic nations on their way to...
Fewer eager to serve in military
Fully 90 percent of all Norwegians agree that the nation must have its own defense forces, but fewer are willing take part themselves. Results...
Survey reflects confidence in defense
Some of the most important vessels in the British Navy attracted lots of attention when they berthed for a three-day show of strength in...
‘Queen Elizabeth’ sails into Oslo
One of the world's largest aircraft carriers squeezed through the Oslo Fjord on Monday to spend the next few days in the Norwegian capital....
Defense spending jumps amid crisis and criticism over national security
Norway's Defense Chief Eirik Kristoffersen is among the country's few top officials who can smile after emerging as the clear winner in this year's...
British frigate joins North Sea patrols
The British Navy is sending one of its frigates to help back up the Norwegian Navy in defending oil and gas installations in the...
Police call for more help at Mongstad
Norway's western police district has asked the military for help, if the need for extra security around Equinor's huge oil and gas plant and...
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