Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace and Andøya Space have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to expand cooperation in areas of strategic importance to Norway and its allies.
NATO has officially opened a new Combined Air Operations Centre (CAOC) in Bodø, Norway, expanding the Alliance’s ability to lead and coordinate air operations across the Nordic region, Arctic, and wider Euro-Atlantic area.
On Sunday, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre visited the US. Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut.
On 15 and 17 September, the US Department of State announced the approval of two Norwegian requests concerning the potential purchase of American-made aerial armaments for aircraft and helicopters.
Hanwha Aerospace has signed a third contract with the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (NDMA) for the supply of 24 additional K9 VIDAR self-propelled howitzers.
The Norwegian Armed Forces and the U.S. Air Force have jointly tested a new precision weapon in a successful operation in the Norwegian Sea near Andøya, Nordland.
The United States Air Force and Royal Norwegian Air Force successfully tested next-generation maritime strike capabilities on 3 September in the Norwegian Sea.
The United Kingdom and Norway have joined the multinational CAVS programme, becoming its sixth and seventh members alongside Finland, Latvia, Sweden, Germany and Denmark.
Norwegian Minister of Defence, Tore O. Sandvik, and UK Secretary of State for Defence, John Healey, have signed a new agreement in Stavanger establishing the framework for a strategic partnership on maritime capabilities.
On 28 August, the Romanian Ministry of National Defence announced that three multirole Lockheed Martin F-16AM/BM Fighting Falcon aircraft delivered from Norway landed at the 86th Air Base Borcea.
Norway has chosen the United Kingdom as its strategic partner for the acquisition of Type 26 frigates, in what is the largest defence procurement in Norway’s history and the UK’s biggest ever warship export deal by value.
Norway is providing around seven billion kroner towards strengthening Ukraine’s air defence, with Germany delivering the systems.
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