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News from the Ministry of Defence

This page contains press releases and news from the Ministry of Defence.


23.01.07  -  Defence Minister gives the all clear for JSF production phase agreement
18.12.06  -  The Government moves the combat aircraft acquisition into the next stage — Maintains three candidates
08.11.06  -  Nordic and Nordic-Baltic defence ministers' meetings in Oslo, 7 — 8 November 2006
06.10.06  -  The Norwegian Defence Budget 2007 - Northern Area and UN Operations Given Priority
13.09.06  -  Defence Minister Strøm-Erichsen visits the U.S.
06.09.06  -  Transport of 42 year old Russian nuclear submarine
15.05.06  -  Defence Minister meets the EU troika
15.05.06  -  Norwegian officer appointed to top UN post
10.05.06  -  Nordic Defence Ministers discuss joint contributions to UN operations
08.05.06  -  Continued Norwegian participation in JSF
10.03.06  -  Joint Strike Fighter cooperation
16.11.05  -  Military contributions to operations in Afghanistan and Iraq
14.11.05  -  F-16s for ISAF in Afghanistan
26.08.05  -  Press release from Nordic-Baltic Defence Ministers meeting
11.05.05  -  Agreement on establishment of Nordic "battlegroup"
24.02.05  -  Defence Training areas
11.01.05  -  Tsunami catastrophe - Armed Forces support
26.11.04  -  Defence Minister signs security agreement between the EU and Norway
26.11.04  -  The government backs participation in Nordic rapid reaction force for the EU from 2008
26.11.04  -  Norwegian fighter aircraft on a temporary NATO mission in the baltic
26.11.04  -  Five new vessels for the Coastguard
13.09.04  -  NATO Response Force — A modern and flexible force (Status - stored in the archives )
23.08.04  -  Norway supports NATO contribution to Iraq
29.04.04  -  Annual Principals meeting hosted in Longyearbyen, Svalbard (Status - stored in the archives )
18.03.04  -  The short version of the Long term plan (Status - stored in the archives )
12.03.04  -  The further modernisation of the Norwegian Armed Forces 2005-2008
17.12.03  -  Go-ahead for purchase of JAVELIN Man-portable anti-tank weapon system for the Norwegian Army (Status - stored in the archives )
26.11.03  -  Norwegian and Russian Defence Ministers meet in Moscow (Status - stored in the archives )
07.11.03  -  Status of Norwegian contributions to ISAF and "Enduring Freedom" (Status - stored in the archives )
18.06.03  -  Lord Robertson praises Norwegian contribution to strategic sealift capability (Status - stored in the archives )
18.06.03  -  Norway to host new NATO Command (Status - stored in the archives )
24.02.03  -  Norwegian contribution to defensive measures for Turkey
24.02.03  -  Norwegian contribution to defensive measures for Turkey
09.01.03  -  Visit by Norwegian Defence Minister Kristin Krohn Devold to Singapore
05.09.02  -  'OPEN UP' in Hungary - International conference on openness, media and communication
13.06.02  -  Nordic military cooperation (Status - stored in the archives )
26.10.01  -  MOD Audio-visual page - Technical information
26.10.01  -  MOD audio-visual page
23.10.00  -  New Minister of Defence