Photo: Prime Minister Starmer and Prime Minister Støre in Bergen 16 December 2024. Credit: Silje Katrine Robinson / NTB Norway will provide NOK 2.7 billion to strengthen the Ukrainian Navy. The funding will, among other things, be used to protect people in Ukraine from attacks as well as for mineContinue 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
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (’KONGSBERG’) has signed a multi-year procurement contract with the US Navy to deliver Naval Strike Missile (NSM) missiles to the Navy and Fleet Marine Force over five years. The fixed price contract awarded today is valued at NOK 10 billion. This contract includes options which, ifContinue Reading
Secretary-General Mark Rutte participated in a meeting of the in Budapest, Hungary, November 7th. The meeting was an opportunity for European leaders to discuss a broad range of security challenges and the importance of working together to address them. This included exchanges not only on traditional threats and challenges, butContinue Reading
NATO Allies strongly condemn the decisions by the leaders of the Russian Federation and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to dangerously expand Russia’s unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine. Australia, Japan, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea and Ukraine associate themselves with this statement. In addition to theContinue Reading
The International Center for the Study of Violent Extremism is excited to offer its latest innovative, free training: Understanding and Responding to Hate Crimes in the Context of University Protests. From 11 am to 12:30 pm EST on Tuesday, Nov 12, 2024, the Director of ICSVE, Dr. Anne Speckhard willContinue Reading
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace has received a contract from the US Marine Corps for long lead items, signalling the start of full-rate production for the Amphibious Combat Vehicle 30mm program (ACV-30). The items included in the USD 51 million contract are subcomponents specific to the 30 mm remote turret manufacturedContinue Reading
Norwegian minister of defence, Bjørn Arild Gram and Ukraine minister of defence, Rustem Umerov. (Photo by: Eystein Kvarving) Minister of Defence Bjørn Arild Gram visited the Ukrainian port city of Odesa a few days ago. During his visit, he announced that Norway will increase support for Ukraine’s air force withContinue Reading
Photo: The new missile production facilities in the US, Australia and Norway address the strong and long-term demand for Kongsbergs’s unique technology and the critical need to strengthen collective defence capabilities. Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace (‘KONGSBERG’) is building a state-of-the-art missile production facility in the United States to meet globalContinue Reading
On Wednesday (11 September 2024), NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg addressed the Fourth Summit of the International Crimea Platform. In his video, he described how the decisions taken at NATO’s Washington Summit would “make Ukraine stronger, save lives and help Ukraine prevail.” NATO Allies are providing critical military support, withContinue Reading