DefenceTalkThe first vehicle in a major upgrade of Norway’s CV9030 armored vehicle fleet was handed over to our customer yesterday by Tommy Gustafsson-Rask, President of BAE Systems Hägglunds AB. The new vehicle fleet has significantly enhanced protection, survivability, situational awareness and interoperability, incorporating lessons learned from Norwegian, Swedish and Danish operations in Afghanistan with CV90. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/latest-norwegian-cv90-is-most-advanced-yet-58878/

DefenceTalkIn the national budget for 2014, the government continues to give considerable priority to the Norwegian Armed Forces, and to ensure a predictable and stable foundation for the further modernisation of the Defence sector. Maintaining a sustainable balance between resources, assignments and future ambitions continues to be at the heart of the Norwegian defence transformation. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/the-norwegian-defence-budget-for-2014-49382/

DefenceTalkKongsberg Defence Systems has signed a contract for supply of the MineSniper Mk III One Shot Mine Disposal Weapon System to the Royal Norwegian Navy. The contract is won in international competition and made between the Norwegian Defence Logistics Organisation and Kongsberg, represented by the Naval Systems & Surveillance division. The MineSniper Mk III System […]https://www.defencetalk.com/norway-orders-kongsberg-mine-disposal-system-49155/

DefenceTalkNorway said Wednesday it had observed an increasing number of Russian military jets near its airspace last year, amid President Vladimir Putin’s massive rearmament plan. The Scandinavian country scrambled fighter jets on 41 occasions to inspect Russian military aircraft flying past its airspace although the planes always stayed in international territory, the Norwegian air force […]https://www.defencetalk.com/norway-sees-rise-in-russian-military-jet-activity-47348/