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Monitoring of heavy metal contamination at the Norwegian Armed Forces demolition facility for munitions in Lærdal municipality – results from 2022

On: 29/09/2023

In accordance with an agreement with the Norwegian Defence Logistics Organization (FLO), the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI) monitors and performs chemical analysis and assessment of soil and water samples taken at the Armed Forces demolition facility for munitions in Lærdal municipality. Briefly, the risk to humans and local faunaContinue Reading

Norway has a lot to offer in NATO, says Stoltenberg

By: Jan Kalvik

On: 08/09/2021

In: Insight, News

The interaction between people and new technologies is what will give the NATO alliance the greatest challenges in the future, says NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in an interview published by FFI, who celebrates 75 years. More than a hundred Norwegian researchers are at all times engaged in work withContinue Reading

Norway to develop nanosatellite for military tactical communication in the Arctic

By: Jan Kalvik

On: 22/07/2020

In: News

Existing SATCOM-systems does not fulfill the requirements for tactical utilization in The Arctic. This is in part due to limited coverage at high latitudes. The satellite itself is no bigger than a briefcase. An antenna will unfold once the satellite is in orbit. The Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI) hasContinue Reading

Places still available for AMMA: Additive Manufacturing for Military Applications

By: Jan Kalvik

On: 03/10/2019

In: News

AMMA (Additive Manufacturing for Military Applications) is an event organized by the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI). AMMA 2019 is the third year for this event. The goal is to bring together professionals from the Armed Forces, governmental defence research and development, industry and academia regarding additive manufacturing (AM). AMMAContinue Reading