Photo: Honour guard in connection with the meeting between Minister of Defence Bjørn Arild Gram and Minister of Defence Minoru Kihara, Japan (Photo: Ingrid Dåsnes/Ministry of Defence). Norway and Japan are strengthening their security and defence policy cooperation, particularly in defence equipment. – Although we are geographically distant from eachContinue Reading

The Japan Coast Guard (JCG) has signed a contract for the purchase of two SeaGuardian® Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), scheduled for delivery in 2025. This follows JCG’s ongoing Company-Owned, Contractor-Operated agreement with GA-ASI for operating SeaGuardian, which began in April 2022. “Since JCGContinue Reading

Jerusalem Post: The Foreign Ministry has informed the Norwegian embassy that diplomats posted to the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah can not reside within sovereign Israel, including Tel Aviv. Israel has revoked the diplomatic status of Norwegian diplomats serving the Palestinian Authority to protest Oslo’s decision to unilaterally recognize Palestinian statehood.Continue Reading