Stories from Scandinavia, Poland and the Baltics
Rygge Air Base just south of Oslo is getting ready to be a forward operating base for US F-35 Lightning II stealthy combat jets. Despite US statements of some troop withdrawals from Europe, the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) at […]
The new Finnmark Brigade of the Norwegian Armed Forces should defend Norway against a possible Russian invasion from the very first metre of the border. However, despite plans the unit is understaffed and has to make its stand with some […]
It is a weird contradiction: as a rich oil and gas nation, Norway could be out of essential fuels in 20 days. For whatever reason, the Norwegian government reduced the fuel readiness down from 90 days back in 2007, against […]
The Norwegian government is putting EUR 10 billion extra into the country’s armed forces. The money is to go to six prioritised acquisitions, including reinforcement for the Norwegian navy. Although not clearly stated, the additional spending plan is based on […]
The defence alliance NATO has launched Operation Arctic Sentry on 11 February. Officially meant to “leverage NATO’s strength to protect the alliance’s territory in the Arctic and High North”, it is meant not only to discourage Russia and China of […]
With the 24-metre (78.7 feet) long Reach Remote 1 and 2, Norway is leading the market for unmanned, remotely controlled vessels for the offshore industry. In other words: in maritime drones for peaceful purposes. The Reach-vessels are reportedly the biggest […]
The Johan Sverdrup oil field in Norway, run by Norway’s state-owned energy company Equinor, is under fire. Despite being profiled as a “climate-friendly” offshore oil field with little CO2 emissions, the site apparently releases too much of even more damaging […]
The world’s largest publicly owned investment fund, the Norwegian Oil Fund (Oljefondet), is putting new ethic policies on hold. The Norwegian parliament agreed with a proposition of the country’s government to freeze more ethic investments. The course change comes about […]
From all Scandinavian countries, Sweden is the richest when it comes to gold reserves. But while many countries have started to buy more gold in these unstable days, Norway’s reserves are zero—and the richest Scandinavian country does not want to […]
Copenhagen and Oslo main international airports hours out of service, sightings over more airports and an air force base in Denmark, plus the main Swedish naval base of Karlskrona. It is the week of the mysterious big drones flying over […]
The Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) is to expand its biggest airbase – Ørland near Trondheim – substantially. An equivalent of 210 football fields of land is to be added to the base, which is the main combat base for […]
Russia is upgrading its nuclear bases near Scandinavia and Poland, media in a.o. Sweden report. According to a recent story by Swedish national broadcasting company SVT and Polish media, it concerns at least four different locations. The bases of Asipovitjy […]