The Norwegian Armed Forces have decided to purchase up to 1,300 M2A2N Heavy Machine Guns(HMGs) from firearms producer US Ordnance. Jane’s Defence Weekly reported on that the U.S. Ordnance has been selected to supply 1,300 M2A2N HMGs with quick change barrels by the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency. The order will continue over 7 years and replace the existing Browning […]

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Corp. was awarded a $33,7 million contract for C-130J long-term sustainment support for the Royal Norwegian Air Force, according to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). According to a statement released by the DoD, the estimated value of the first order is $6,155,584. Th contractor will provide the Royal Norwegian Air Force with return […]

The Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency has awarded a contract to German defense manufacturing company Heckler & Koch for the delivery of HK416 assault rifle sets, according to a company statement. The supply order will run over 36 months, beginning in 2019 and has an overall value of approximately 22 million Euro, approximately $@25 million. Norway […]

Lithuania has decided to purchase an undisclosed number of additional National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) combat and inert missiles from Norway, according to the Ministry of National Defence Republic of Lithuania. Earlier in December Commander of the Lithuanian Air Force Colonel Dainius Guzas and Head of the Acquisition Management Department of the Defence Materiel […]

An oil tanker and a Norwegian navy KNM Helge Ingstad frigate collided near the coast of western Norway on Thursday, triggering the shutdown of a major nearby export terminal for the North Sea. According to Tu.no, seven people were lightly injured in the collision in the Hjeltefjord near Bergen in the early hours of Thursday. The […]

The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Defence has announced that the first shipload of military equipment arrived in Norway this weekend as a part of NATO’s exercise Trident Juncture 18. NATO’s exercise Trident Juncture 18 is still two months away, but the first shipload of military equipment arrived in Norway. The field exercise starts in late October, but the first military […]

UK Special Forces vehicle designer and manufacturer, Supacat (part of SC Group), has today announced the recent delivery of the first production HMT Extenda vehicle to the Norwegian Armed Forces. The handover took place at Supacat’s Devon facility on 30 May 2018. Supacat signed a £23 million contract with The Norwegian Defence Material Agency (NDMA) […]

Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency announced on 16 February that the Royal Norwegian Air Force has carried out testing of its F-35A Lightning II fighter aircraft drag chute system at Ørland Air Force Base. The drag chute system is unique to the F-35 aircraft only of the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF).This system enables the Norwegian Air […]

The Norwegian Armed Forces will receive a new K9 Thunder 155mm self-propelled howitzers,  Norway’s defence ministry announced on 20 December. According to the Norwegian defence ministry,  the Norwegian government signed a contract with Hanwha Land Systems to supply two dozen K9 Thunder self-propelled howitzers. Under the 245.2 billion won ($226.6 million) deal, Hanwha Land Systems will deliver 24 K9 […]

Leonardo is pleased to announce that the first of 16 AW101 all-weather search and rescue helicopters has been delivered to the Norwegian Ministry of Justice & Public Security. The aircraft departed Leonardo’s Yeovil facility on November 17th for Sola Air Base in southern Norway where the aircraft will enter a period of Operational Test & […]