Approximately 25,000 soldiers from 14 nations will participate in the Norwegian-led exercise Cold Response, one of the largest military winter exercises conducted in Northern Europe. During Cold Response, participating forces will train on the reception of allied reinforcements into Norway, close multinational cooperation, and the execution of military operations underContinue Reading
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (‘KONGSBERG’) has signed a contract with Patria for the delivery of PROTECTOR Remote Weapon Stations (RWS) to support the German and Swedish Common Armoured Vehicle System (CAVS) 6×6 programmes. The total volume of this procurement is several hundred PROTECTOR RS4 stations. The contract has a valueContinue Reading
Photo: Bjørn Arild Gram, Minister of Defence, together with Kay Norheim, who is in charge of the frigate project. (Photo by: Synne Kvam/Ministry of Defence Norway) The Norwegian Ministry of Defence has announced its intention to invite the French, German, British and US governments to begin discussions regarding a potentialContinue Reading
A Joint Statement from the Governments of the United States, Australia, Bahrain, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. Recognizing the broad consensus as expressed by 44 countries around the world on December 19, 2023, as well as theContinue Reading
In 2017, Norway and Germany entered into a strategic, maritime cooperation on materiel, aimed at the acquisition of identical submarines and naval strike missiles. The defence materiel organisations of Norway and Germany, NDMA and BAAINBw, have reached an agreement with the Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems on the contract for new, identicalContinue Reading