Stories from Scandinavia, Poland and the Baltics
Estonia is preparing law changes to allow its citizens to own and use more weapons than before. Reason is the increased threat of a Russian invasion in the near future. “The current Weapons Act was written in an entirely different […]
The fire brigades of Finland are gearing up for war. Bullet-proof vests and military grade helmets and new working procedures should make them ready in case the country gets attacked, similarly as their Ukrainian colleagues are targeted by Russia. According […]
The Lithuanian Navy is buying two Fast Multipurpose Attack Craft from the Finnish company Marine Alutech, both parties announced on 7 April 2025. The boats are based on the Watercat M18 design by Marine Alutech, which have a maximum speed […]
The State of Norway is suing Spanish state-owned shipyard Navantia (f.k.a. Izar) for EUR 1.1 billion for basic design and construction errors in the frigate F313 Helge Ingstad. This was confirmed by the Ministry of Defence on 9 April 2025. […]
The Danish government has signed deals with multiple defence companies, including Patria of Finland and of France, to quickly deliver more weapons to the Danish armed forces. This is clear from news releases by the Danish Defence Ministry on 1 […]
On 1 April, the first day that the Lockheed-Martin F-35A Lightning II of the Royal Danish Air Force was on Quick Reaction Alert duty, the new combat jets already made a live-weapons intercept of a Russian reconnaissance and intelligence gathering […]
“President Trump says that the USA will take Greenland. Let me be very clear: the USA will not do that. We belong to nobody. We decide over our own future.” Greenland’s new Government Leader Jens-Frederik Nielsen waves Trump off, again, […]
Latvia has ordered an undisclosed number of RBS 70 NG portable air defence launchers and missiles from SAAB, the Swedish weapons manufacturer announced on 31 March 2025. With deliveries planned for the years 2026 to 2030, Latvia pays EUR 190 […]
On 18 March 2025, Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have announced they will leave the Ottawa Treaty that bans those who signed it to use anti-personnel mines. The ministers of defence of the four countries have issued a joint statement […]
UPDATE 3 April 2025 (AIR BASE) | For the first time since Sweden became a full NATO member on 7 March 2024, the Scandinavian country will send its indigenous developed SAAB Gripen fighter jets on live-armed NATO missions. Up to […]
Measured in Gross National Product, the Baltic states and the Nordic countries are the biggest donor to Ukraine. Trump’s United States comes 17th on this list, according to a recent listing by the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW […]
Joint Viking, a sizeable military exercise in Northern Norway, has kicked off. It brings together about 10,000 NATO troops from Norway, Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States. Military training ops are the […]