Norwegian Ministry of Defence

Forsvarsdepartementet / Ministry of Defence in Norway

[Norwegian Ministry of Defence @Forsvarsdep]

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🇳🇴🇵🇱 Poland joins the Maritime initiative to strengthen security in the North Atlantic, the Arctic and the Baltic Sea.

The initiative brings European Allies and Canada together to enhance maritime security and take greater responsibility for Allied security.

“European countries and Canada are stepping up and taking greater responsibility for the security of Allied territory,” says Norwegian Minister of Defence Tore O. Sandvik.

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Direkte nå fra Warsaw Security Forum: Forsvarsminister Tore O. Sandvik i panelet «Can Europe defend itself”

Kan sees her: https://t.co/s4uZYtbwXe

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Vår øverste befalingsmann har gått bort🤍🇳🇴

Kong Haralds engasjement for Forsvaret har betydd mye for oss. Han har bidratt til en stolthet i hele forsvarssektoren, og vi har satt stor pris på hans ekte engasjement og oppriktige nysgjerrighet i møte med våre soldater.

Han har besøkt Cold Response og en rekke andre øvelser mange ganger, deltatt på frigjørings- og veterandagen til det siste, deltatt på minneseremonier, og hadde utallige besøk til våre leire og baser.  

Kongen var general i Hæren, general i Luftforsvaret og admiral i Sjøforsvaret, og gikk selv på Krigsskolen – hvor han ble uteksaminert i 1959.

Som landets øverste befalingsmann, fulgte Kong Harald opp Forsvaret gjennom hele året, og mottok både forsvarssjefen, sjef Forsvarets operative hovedkvarter og sjefene for de ulike grenene i faste audienser for å holde seg orientert om situasjonen til enhver tid.

Takk for tjenesten. Hvil i fred.

[NorwayNATO @NorwayNATO]

Yesterday, at #NATOsummit in Ankara, 12 Allies (🇳🇴🇨🇦🇩🇰🇫🇮🇫🇷🇩🇪🇳🇱🇵🇹🇪🇸🇸🇪🇬🇧) announced agreement to take greater responsibility for maritime security in the north.

Read more:
1) https://t.co/4I3ygO0ozI

2) https://t.co/4I3ygO0ozI

Photo: Svante Rinalder, Swedish MoD

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Ankara Summit Declaration issued by the Heads of State and Government participating in the meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Ankara, Türkiye

Read the full statement → https://t.co/mQOBHNYCXy

#NATOsummit

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During the NATO Summit on 8 July, Norway 🇳🇴 and Lithuania 🇱🇹 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) concerning Lithuania’s intended cooperation with Norway on standardised vessels, including the possible procurement of Norwegian-developed vessels for the Lithuanian Armed Forces.

https://t.co/O8Pt9Khv5l

@LithuaniaNATO @LTU_ArmedForces
@toreosa

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🇳🇴🇺🇦Norway is now providing an additional NOK 3 billion to strengthen Ukraine's air defence systems.🇳🇴🇺🇦

'Ukraine's battle to defend itself is our battle as well. Ukraine is facing Russian attacks every day. Russia is continuing to carry out air strikes against civilians, Ukrainian cities and critical energy infrastructure. Ukraine is managing to stop most drones and cruise missiles, but it needs to strengthen its defence against ballistic missiles. This is one of Ukraine’s most urgent priorities. Norway is therefore now providing NOK 3 billion for air defence,’ said Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. 

@Nato #NATOsummit @Utenriksdept @Statsmin_kontor #StandWithUkraine️ #Ukraine @ZelenskyyUa

https://t.co/yEqAtctKbD

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Today: #NATOsummit Defence Industry Forum.

@toreosa

[NATO @NATO]

❝From the High North to the eastern flank, Norway makes the Alliance stronger.❞

— @SecGenNATO Mark Rutte welcomes 🇳🇴 Prime Minister @jonasgahrstore to NATO

[Catherine Vautrin @CaVautrin]

Aujourd'hui à Paris avec @toreosa, ministre de la défense du Royaume de Norvège, nous renforçons la coopération de défense entre nos deux pays.

Devant le président Emmanuel Macron et le premier ministre norvégien Jonas Gahr Støre, nous avons signé l'Arrangement de Narvik. Le premier ministre norvégien a ensuite annoncé que la Norvège allait rejoindre l’initiative de dissuasion avancée lancée par le Président de la République dans son discours de l’Ile Longue. C’est une nouvelle étape majeure dans la concrétisation de notre partenariat stratégique.

Détermination partagée à soutenir l'Ukraine et à agir ensemble pour la sécurité de l'Europe.

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Norway 🇳🇴 and France 🇫🇷 have signed a comprehensive defence agreement under which the two countries commit to come to each other’s aid should the need arise.

‘The Narvik Agreement is an important part of our hedging strategy. It will be a useful tool for safeguarding Norwegian defence and security interests at a time when Europe is having to strengthen its defence capabilities in order to increase its strategic autonomy,’ said Minister of Defence Tore O. Sandvik.

https://t.co/RS2wkVYiIA

@Armees_Gouv @toreosa @Statsmin_kontor @CaVautrin

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Norway contributes NOK 2.8 billion to Ukraine through PURL 🇳🇴 🇺🇦

Together with our European partners, Norway is providing funding for another military support package to help Ukraine defend itself. The military equipment is being sourced from the US.

This latest contribution brings Norway’s total support under the PURL initiative to just over NOK 12.5 billion.

Norway hopes that more European countries will contribute to this initiative to ensure Ukraine receives much-needed military equipment as quickly as possible.

‘The PURL initiative is the most effective way to supply Ukraine’s armed forces with the critical weapons the country needs, such as missiles for the Patriot air defence system. Deliveries through PURL have an immediate impact. PURL is an effective tool for providing prioritised military support to Ukraine,’said Minister of Defence Tore O. Sandvik.

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Standing together 🇺🇦🇳🇴🇸🇪🇫🇮🇩🇰🇮🇸

Today at Ørland in Norway, Nordic defence ministers met with Ukraine’s Minister of Defence @FedorovMykhailo.

The Nordic countries held their NORDEFCO meeting in Trøndelag, where continued support for Ukraine was one of the key topics.

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Statsminister Jonas Gahr Støre og Ukrainas president Volodymyr Zelenskyj er enige om at Norge og Ukraina skal styrke samarbeidet om forsvar og sikkerhet.
🇺🇦🤝🇳🇴
https://t.co/sZIzjCRBId

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Resilient just like the wolves 🐺🇳🇴

Through dark winters and Arctic conditions Norway’s Jaegerbattalion GSV, known as ‘the wolf pack’, patrols the border with Russia from remote cabins and watchtowers, becoming NATO’s "eyes" in the north