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The Norwegian Navy has elected to lead with the biggest of the two standard ship classes planned for the new fleet plan, citing lead time and deliveries for allies Lithuania and UK. www.forsvaretsforum.no/forsvarsmate...

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Denmark’s Weibel will supply key radar technology for Poland’s new military drone wall. Europe’s largest counter-UAS system. 🇩🇰🇵🇱📡 In just two weeks, Weibel has secured military orders from first the US and now Poland, worth a combined DKK 1.2 billion (€161 million). www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...

A look at where MBDA's missile programmes for long-range strike and air defence currently stand, based in large part on their press conference held during the EURONAVAL press trip.

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From today until Wednesday, the 🇷🇺 Northern Fleet has closed off a huge area in the Barents Sea - overlapping into 🇳🇴 exclusive economic zone - for exercise including missile firings. www.thebarentsobserver.com/news/norway-...

Russia’s ambassador to Sweden accused Swedish authorities of using ties to Russia as a pretext to target property owners. The complaint follows Sweden’s reported backing of plans to seize a Russian citizen’s land near a naval base on Muskö island. t.me/ejdailyru/42...

Norway now bars deals with 33 more Russian financial institutions and 22 more abroad, from India to Nigeria, mirroring the EU's 21st sanctions package. euromaidanpress.com/2026/10/21/n...

The Norwegian Green Party demands a stop to further Starlink integration in the Norwegian Armed Forces. www.dagbladet.no/nyheter/krev...

Norwegian Leopard 2 enforcing the speed limit. Fun fact: In German, getting caught by a speed trap is called "geblitzt".

🇺🇦🇸🇪 Ukraine and Sweden discuss #Gripen preparations and strengthening air defence mod.gov.ua/en/news/ukra...

🇺🇦🤝 Nokia and ICEYE announced today a partnership with Ministry of Defence of Ukraine to develop sovereign satellite communications.

Vintage Friday: The Pansarvärnsrobotbandvagn 551 (Pvrbv 551) was the Swedish TOW carrier of the 80s and 90s. It was based on the chassis of the Infanterikanonvagn 102/103 tank destroyer when it was deemed obsolescent, not on the more common Pbv 302 tracked APC then in service. 57 were built.

🇩🇰 #NATO member #Denmark will on Thursday announce deals to acquire ​long-range precision missiles for the first ‌time as the Nordic country seeks to beef up its security, Danish TV2 reported. www.reuters.com/business/aer...

The first border crossing total defence concept exercise between Norway and Sweden since Sweden's accession to NATO has just taken place. 2000 people involved. www.svt.se/nyheter/loka...

Norwegian #Leopard 2A4 during Iron Wolf 2017 in Lithuania. SRC: NATO on Flickr #NATO #Forsvaret

Another day of surveillance missions on NATO’s eastern flank, with NATO, Swedish and British assets in action. www.itamilradar.com/2026/10/21/n...

Norway is also actively participating in our European anti-ballistic program FREYJA. There are already first results in the creation of individual elements of the system. We discussed in detail the start of work on new satellite communication capabilities for our soldiers.

🇳🇴🇺🇦 Zelensky: I met with Norwegian Defense Minister, CEO of the Norwegian defense company Kongsberg, and representatives of this corporation, which produces NASAMS air defense systems. We very much expect that next month there will be additional defense support packages.

Norway detains “Guatemalan” cargo ship with Chinese name linked to Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 project The Ya Qing Hai Yang was sanctioned for helping transport Chinese power-generation modules for Arctic LNG 2 in October 2024. It was stopped last week and remains off the Norwegian coast.

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Finnish legislators have finally found a solution to Army participation in #NATO common #defense . As expected, reservists will be able to sign up to be in readiness to deploy. Also, conscripts can be ordered to *training* - not operations- to countries close to Finland. yle.fi/a/74-20252342

🇺🇦🇳🇴🇫🇮 Zelensky met with Norwegian Prime Minister Støre and Finnish President Stubb

⚡ President Zelenskyy met with Norway’s King Haakon VIII at the Royal Palace in Oslo, Reuters reports.

Norway’s Defence Materiel Agency has revealed the acquisition model for Project P1118, splitting up to 20 ocean-going standardized vessels for Norway, the UK, and Lithuania across two parallel contracts 🇳🇴🇬🇧🇱🇹 www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2...

Four more European ICEYE SAR satellites have been successfully deployed into orbit!

Today, we adopt our new 🇪🇺 Arctic Strategy. The Arctic is where the tectonic plates of geopolitics collide head-on. It requires us to change our strategic posture. And work with like-minded partners that share our values ↓ link.europa.eu/88fkfg

Soldier of the Norwegian Engineer Battalion, Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve, during a live-fire exercise at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, 5 May 2023. SRC: /r/Militaryporn

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#Debate: Increasing traffic on the Northern Sea Route threatens the Arctic’s fragile ecosystem, says Kay Brown, Arctic Policy Director for @pacenvironment.bsky.social #russia #Arctic #shipping #blackcarbon #emissions #climatechange #seaice #NSR #opinions #pollution

Norwegian coast up here seems to be swarming at the moment with idling sanctioned tankers and other russia trading vessels #Shadowfleet #Russia @tiafarris10.bsky.social @rfnosblog.bsky.social @sonarrow.bsky.social

"Northern Sweden is seen as an area from which support could be provided to neighboring Finland in the event of a conflict."

The Nordic countries are becoming an increasingly important partners in Canada’s Arctic research efforts. Canada's ambassador to Norway, Amy Baker, insists that this will not come at the expense of the country's research ties with the US #canada #arctic #USA en.highnorthnews.com/science/clos...

Danish media report renewed Russian interest in a “security agreement” with Denmark that would decrease confrontations at sea, like when RU fired flares at a Danish helicopter. This is likely a disingenuous attempt to loosen diplomatic isolation. nyheder.tv2.dk/2026-10-13-r...

THE BALTIC GHOSTS: Russias weapons express to West Africa goes through Denmark. On board the ships are dozens of mysterious people with seemingly fake names, DOB's and passports. Our latest investigation takes a closer look at the ghosts of the Baltic weapon shipments going to GRU's Africa Corps.

Denmark is buying more Norwegian anti-ship missiles for the truck launchers guarding its coast, about $42 million worth. The Danish straits are the only sea route between Russia’s Baltic bases and the Atlantic. defence-blog.com/denmark-orde...

In 2021 then the Commander of the Finnish Defense Forces received a package delivered to his home, just before he was about to have a scheduled but not published phone call with the US Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff. Package had letters to both. 1/3 www.iltalehti.fi/kotimaa/a/95...

More Naval Strike Missiles for #RDN #Forsvaret #DK #Denmark #NSM #NavalStrikeMissile #Kongsberg www.fmi.dk/da/nyheder/2... @58deg.bsky.social @nerdicdefence.bsky.social

Give them a read, the first few articles seem promising at least.

Kongsberg's CEO now has bodyguards, among stricter security protocols also elsewhere in the company. www.nettavisen.no/nyheter/sjef...

Russia is replenishing previously depleted military storage bases with newly manufactured tanks and armored vehicles, according to an investigation by Radio Liberty. One of these bases is just 500 km from the Russian border with NATO. 📹: Covert Cabal

A Latvian ground drone that’s already hauled supplies and wounded troops in Ukraine just drove through Finnish forest for the country’s military, border guard and police. Latvia’s own army bought it this spring. defence-blog.com/latvias-comb...

#Shadowfleet busy on #NSR #NorthenSeaRoute #Arctic #Russia ukdefencejournal.org.uk/shadow-fleet...

EDITORIAL: Russian billionaire Vitaly Orlov’s lawsuit against the Barents Observer is absurd and dirty

Finland: "In February, he said that keeping the icebreakers together in Helsinki meant the entire group was, in principle, “behind one Iskander missile”". New home ports for icebreakers announced: glad I got to see them together at Laivastokatu... www.dailynorthern.com/35189/finlan...

Vintage Friday: Norwegian light infantry in 1905 with the Krag-Jørgensen rifle, known for its smooth action and having a particular magazine design integrated into the receiver. Also known for being one of a few foreign firearms adopted by the United States.

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