This week both Australia and Romania have confirmed the procurement of Kongsberg-Raytheon’s Naval Strike Missiles (NSM). Norway’s Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace signed a contract worth over $500 million with the… Continue reading "Australia & Romania Opt For Naval Strike Missiles"
Norway has signed a contract with Polish defense company Mesko SA to procure Poland’s Piorun man-portable air defence systems (MANPADS). Forsvarsmateriell, the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency announced on the 29… Continue reading "Norway Procures Polish PIORUN MANPADS"
The UK has announced the procurement of Kongsberg’s Naval Strike Missile as their interim replacement for the Harpoon anti-ship missiles which previously armed Royal Navy surface combatants. The news was… Continue reading "UK To Procure Naval Strike Missiles for Royal Navy"
The Ramjet 155mm shell appeared again at the Association of the United States Army’s annual meeting and exposition. This is not Ramjet 155’s first appearance at AUSA, but with a… Continue reading "AUSA 2022: Update on Boeing/Nammo Ramjet Artillery Round"
Norway’s Defense Minister, Bjørn Arild Gram, announced on Thursday that the Nordic country had donated 160 Hellfire anti-tank guided missiles to Ukraine. The announcement was made on the sidelines of… Continue reading "Norway Announces Donation Of Hellfire Missiles To Ukraine"
To aid Ukraine in the war against Russia, the peoples of Lithuania, Ukraine, and Poland have each recently launched Bayraktar TB2 donation campaigns. The success and interest generated by these… Continue reading "Norway Launches Fundraising Campaign To Buy A Bayraktar TB2 Drone for Ukraine"
The Norwegian government announced on Friday that it was retiring its fleet of NH90 helicopters and terminating the associated program with immediate effect. The Norwegian Defence Material Agency has been… Continue reading "Norway Seeks Return, Refund Of NH90 Helicopter Fleet"
Cold Response 2022, the largest NATO military exercise this year, began in Norway, last week. The exercise comes as the war in Ukraine continues and after two exercises were canceled… Continue reading "NATO’s Cold Response 2022 Exercise Is Underway in Norway With The Participation of 30,000 Soldiers From 27 Countries"
Despite joining the European Union in 1995, Sweden and Finland have so far decided to remain outside of NATO. However, it would be unfair to judge these countries as truly… Continue reading "Finland, Sweden and Kosovo Draw Closer to NATO Amidst Russian Aggression in Ukraine"
A Norwegian P-8A Poseidon touched down in Norway for the first time on 24 February. Known as ‘Viking’ the aircraft is the second of five P-8A’s ordered by the Norwegian Defence Materiel… Continue reading "First Norwegian P-8A Arrives Home"