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AgustaWestland and Eurocopter to fight for Norway SAR deal

Norway's NAWSARH contest, to replace its ageing fleet of Westland Sea King search and rescue (SAR) helicopters with as many as 22 new rotorcraft, has moved a step closer to resolution with two bidders - AgustaWestland and Eurocopter - invited to engage in further negotiations.

AgustaWestland has pitched its AW101 and Eurocopter the EC225 for the requirement for 16 helicopters, with options for an additional six.

The two shortlisted manufacturers had faced competition from the NH Industries NH90 - in which AgustaWestland and Eurocopter are the majority partners - and Sikorsky's S-92.

Olso already has 14 of the NH90 NFH naval variant on order for its air force and navy, and the type had been considered a favourite for the NAWSARH deal on grounds of commonality. However, well-publicised problems with the initial examples delivered to Norway may have harmed its progress.

The new helicopters will be operated by the Royal Norwegian Air Force, although the acquisition is being led by the nation's Ministry of Justice. The latter says it hopes to conclude the deal by the end of 2013, with the final Sea King to be phased out by the end of 2020.

Flightglobal's Ascend Online Fleets database lists 12 SAR-roled Sea Kings as being in the Royal Norwegian Air Force's inventory. The oldest of these entered use in 1972, it says.

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South Korea's DSME wins contract for design and build of a new logistics support vessel for Norway


DSME received an order for a combat support ship from the Norwegian Defense Logistics Organization. The value of this contract is approximately 230 million USD. The warship is scheduled to be delivered to the Norwegian Navy in September 2016.

The recommendation of the U.K. government influenced the Norwegian government and the Defense Logistics Organization to choose DSME as its business partner. DSME won an order from the United Kingdom Navy to build four combat support ships in March last year. The U.K. government has been so impressed with DSME’s project implementation capabilities that it had no hesitation in providing its recommendation to the Norwegian government.

It is also significant that Norway was one of the countries that supplied medical ships to Korea during the Korean War back in the 1950s

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UK, Norway could share F-35 support work

Norway and the UK are to explore increased co-operation on the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, saying opportunities exist in "technical maintenance and sustainment, as well as within training of pilots and technical personnel".

Confirmed following a bilateral meeting held in London on 5 September, the pact builds on a wider co-operation agreement which was established by the nations' defence ministries last year.

"Both nations are encouraged by recent progress in the development and manufacture of the F-35," the Norwegian defence ministry says. "Both agree that it is of vital importance a capable, adequate and affordable sustainment solution is in place to support the first European F-35s when they begin arriving in Europe in the second half of this decade."

Oslo plans to acquire an operational fleet of up to 48 conventional take-off and landing F-35As, with the type to be flown from its Ørland air base from 2017. The UK has so far outlined its intention to order a minimum of 48 short take-off and vertical landing F-35Bs, with its total future fleet size to be determined through its next Strategic Defence and Security Review, to be completed in 2015.

The UK's first operational F-35s will arrive at the Royal Air Force's Marham base in Norfolk during 2018, with both nations to perform earlier training on the JSF in the USA.

"This will be the first time in nearly 60 years that Norway and the UK will operate a similar type of fighter aircraft, and this opens up new possibilities for co-operation," says Norwegian state secretary Eirik-Øwre Thorshaug. Both governments will encourage their domestic industries "to explore collaborative opportunities for co-operation in support and sustainment of our common F-35 fleet," he adds. Oslo, for example, will seek to secure maintenance work on the type's Pratt & Whitney F135 engine for state-owned entity AIM Norway.

"Whilst many decisions have yet to be made which will define the totality of the UK's JSF programme, it is clear that coordination and co-operation with like-minded allies such as Norway will offer many advantages in terms of shared knowledge, best practice and efficiencies," says UK minister for defence equipment, support and technology Phillip Dunne. "The UK looks forward to exploring possibilities for collaboration on our approach to through-life support and capability development with Norway over the coming years."

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Thales wins support contract for MRR radars aboard Norwegian corvettes

Thales has signed the first contract to provide through-life support for six MRR (Multi-Role Radar) systems aboard Royal Norwegian Navy Skjold-class corvettes. The five-year contract with the Norwegian Defence Logistics Organisation (NDLO) highlights the company’s excellent relations with its Norwegian customer.

The Royal Norwegian Navy acquired six Thales MRR radars for a fleet of six Skjold-class corvettes delivered between 2010 and 2013. MRR radars provide long-range 3D air and surface surveillance combined with vessel self-defence and threat evaluation capabilities. This is Thales's first support contract for this type of radar.

The contract is tailored to the exact maintenance requirements of the customer and brings NDLO access to the full range of Thales skills and experience in naval defence and radar systems. It is based on a business model that ensures optimal system performance from service entry and throughout the equipment life cycle.

For Thales, this partnership with NDLO sets up the first worldwide reference for this equipment.

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Kongsberg to Supply MINESNIPER Mk III Mine Disposal Weapon System to Royal Norwegian Navy

Kongsberg Defence Systems (KONGSBERG) 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 will support the needs of the Armed Forces by introducing new and flexible capabilities for inspection and disarmament of Sea-Mines in the Royal Norwegian Navy. The System consists of a number of MINESNIPER Mk III combat vehicles, inspection/training vehicles, logistics and services for integration into the Command and Control System on-board the Navy's six Mine Countermeasure Vessels (MCMV).

“The MINESNIPER Mk III System will enable MCM operations to be performed in a safer, more rapid and more efficient way. This contract is the result of a long term effort to strengthen our position as supplier of MCM systems, and in this context this is a very important reference contract for KONGSBERG”, says Executive Vice President Leiv Inge Steig in Kongsberg Defence Systems

http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/year-2013-news/september-2013-navy-world-naval-forces-maritime-industry-technology-news/1253-kongsberg-to-supply-minesniper-mk-iii-mine-disposal-weapon-system-to-royal-norwegian-navy-.html

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Norway plans to increase defence budget

The Norwegian government remains committed to the ongoing modernisation of its armed forces and has proposed $7.2 billion (NOK43,008 billion) for its 2014 defence budget. 
Compared to last year’s defence allocation, this is a 1.9% increase with the extra $86.5 million being allocated to operational activity and other priorities.

http://www.shephardmedia.com/news/defence-notes/norway-plans-increase-defence-budget/

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Eurocopter perd un très beau contrat en Norvège face à son rival italien AgustaWestland  


 La filiale hélicoptériste d'EADS perd un contrat évalué à moins de 2 milliards d'euros. Le ministère de la Justice norvégien est entré en négociations exclusives avec AgustaWestland qui proposait l'EH101 Merlin.  

 C'est un vrai coup dur pour Eurocopter (EADS). La Norvège est en passe d'acheter dans le cadre du programme NAWSARH 16 hélicoptères de recherche et de secours (SAR) très lourdement équipé au constructeur anglo-italien AgustaWestland, a annoncé ce vendredi le gouvernement. Oslo a finalement sélectionné le EH101 Merlin.

La valeur du contrat, qui comprend les équipements, l'entretien ainsi qu'une option pour six appareils supplémentaires, n'a pas été divulguée. Selon nos informations, la commande s'élèverait à moins de deux milliards d 'euros.

Dans un communiqué, le ministère de la Justice a dit être entré en négociations finales avec AgustaWestland (groupe Finmeccanica) au dépens de ses concurrents : Eurocopter proposait l'EC725, le consortium européen NHIndustries, contrôlé par Eurocopter, AgustaWestland et Fokker, le NH90, et l'américain Sikorsky (groupe United Technologies), le S92.

En service en 2017

Un contrat ferme devrait être signé avant la fin de l'année, a précisé le ministère. Livrables entre 2017 et 2020, les nouveaux hélicoptères sont appelés à remplacer les vénérables Sea King de Sikorsky actuellement en service.

Il est envisageable que l'Islande rejoigne ce projet en commandant un appareil ferme (plus deux en option).

http://www.latribune.fr/entreprises-finance/industrie/aeronautique-defense/20131108trib999501cff/eurocopter-perd-un-tres-beau-contrat-en-norvege-face-a-son-rival-italien-agustawestland.html

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L'armée norvégienne bientôt au régime végétarien le lundi pour lutter contre le changement climatique

Le HuffPost/AFP  |   Publication: 20/11/2013 09h30

ALIMENTATION - Engagée dans une lutte contre un ennemi d'un type nouveau, à savoir le changement climatique, l'armée norvégienne a annoncé mardi 19 novembre qu'elle allait bientôt s'astreindre à un régime strictement végétarien tous les lundis.

"C'est une mesure pour le climat: l'idée est de servir de la nourriture respectueuse de l'environnement", a expliqué à l'AFP le commandant Eystein Kvarving, porte-parole du chef d'état-major des armées.

Les unités à l'étranger concernées

Déjà expérimentée dans un des principaux camps militaires du pays, l'alimentation sans viande le lundi sera étendue à l'ensemble des unités, y compris celles en opération à l'étranger, à un horizon qui n'a pas été précisé.

La mesure devrait permettre d'économiser 150 tonnes de viande par an. Selon l'Organisation des Nations unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture (FAO), l'élevage de bétail est responsable de 18% des émissions de gaz à effet de serre d'origine humaine.

"Il s'agit d'être plus soucieux du climat, plus écologiques et plus sains. Ce n'est pas une question d'économies", a assuré l'officier.

Une décision "canon"

L'organisation écologique Framtiden i vaare hender (Le futur est dans nos mains), qui milite pour l'instauration d'un lundi sans viande dans l'ensemble de la société, s'est félicitée de cette décision "canon".

"La Défense mérite beaucoup de lauriers parce qu'elle prend les problèmes climatiques et environnementaux au sérieux", a estimé son dirigeant, Arild Hermstad.

Selon l'organisation, un Norvégien moyen mange plus de 1.200 animaux au cours de sa vie, dont 1.147 poulets, 6 vaches et boeufs, 22 agneaux et moutons et 2,6 cervidés.

http://www.huffingtonpost.fr/2013/11/20/armee-norvegienne-regime-vegetarien-lutte-changement-climatique_n_4307309.html?utm_hp_ref=international

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La Marine norvégienne va acheter à Kongsberg des canons téléopérés Sea Protector




Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KONGSBERG) has signed a contract for the delivery of Sea PROTECTOR Remote Weapon Stations (RWS) for the Royal Norwegian Navy (RNoN) combat vessels. The contract is entered between the Norwegian Defence Logistics Organization (NDLO) and KONGSBERG, represented by the Naval Systems & Surveillance Division.
Sea PROTECTOR is a remotely controlled, fully stabilized sensor platform and weapon mount. It enhances the vessels capability in surveillance- and control missions. It provides self-defense and increased capability to counter asymmetric threats through improved hit accuracy. Own crew remains safe and unexposed to hostile fire on the bridge and in the CIC.
This contract is an important reference for KONGSBERG as a compact weapon control systems supplier for small and medium size vessels, as well as Ship borne Protection Systems.
 
The Sea Protector is the navalized version of the Protector M151 weapon station intended to counter asymmetric threats in the coastal environment. The Sea Protector is suitable for patrol crafts or larger ships using multiple weapon stations. It is provided with a 12.7mm M2HB machine gun and a sensor package which includes CCD-TV daylight camera, uncooled thermal camera and laser rangefinder.

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KONGSBERG signs contract for bridging-phase leading to phase three development of JSM

KONGSBERG has today signed a bridging-phase contract leading to phase 3 with Norwegian Defence Logistics Organization (NDLO) for further development of the JSM (Joint Strike Missile). The contract is valued at NOK 480 million.

KONGSBERG has today signed a bridging-phase contract leading to phase 3 with Norwegian Defence Logistics Organization (NDLO) for further development of the JSM (Joint Strike Missile). The contract is valued at NOK 480 million.



The JSM development phase 2 has been finalized and to ensure competence and progress between JSM phase 2 and phase 3, the Norwegian Armed Forces have signed a bridging phase contract prior to parliamentary proceedings and approval of the entire JSM development phase 3.

The international F-35 user consortium, with the USA as the largest, is showing great interest in the JSM. Therefore we are very pleased with parliamentary support of the development and that the Norwegian government is facilitating further development through all phases, says Walter Qvam, CEO of the Kongsberg Group.

In phase 2 of the project the missile underwent detailed design and a successful integration check for the F-35 as well as for the F-16 and the F-18. In phase three the missile will be completed and ready for serial production, and there will also be produced several units that will be tested from fighter jets in several practical exercises. The JSM is the only long-range sea and land-target missile that can be carried internally in the F-35 and thus ensuring the aircrafts low-signature (stealth) capabilities. After a successful phase 3 KONGSBERG will be ready to receive orders and start serial production.

Through phase 1 and 2 KONGSBERG tied links with several Norwegian subcontractors qualifying them for phase 3 and serial production. In phase 3 we will engage even more suppliers related to the new tasks. In future full-scale production the JSM project will provide more than 450 jobs in KONGSBERG and provide significant assignments to more than 100 subcontractors for several decades, says Harald Ånnestad, CEO of Kongsberg Defence Systems.

http://www.navyrecognition.com/

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14/12/2013

Six F-35 de plus pour la Norvège !  



OSLO, le parlement norvégien a annoncé son accord pour l'acquisition de six chasseurs F-35A supplémentaires. Ces avions devaient être livrés d’ici 2018. Au total la Norvège prévoit d’acquérir 50 avions Lockheed-Martin F-35A pour une facture d’un peu plus de 8,4 milliards d’euros (60 milliards de couronnes). Il s’agit là, du plus vaste projet de marché public de l’histoire de ce pays.

La Norvège et le F-35 :

La Norvège a rejoint le programme F-35 en tant que partenaire dans le développement du système et de la phase de démonstration. En novembre 2008, le gouvernement norvégien a choisi le F-35 en remplacement de la flotte de F-16. En 2011, le gouvernement a approuvé l'acquisition de quatre avions d'entraînement avec les deux premiers F-35A conventionnels.

L'industrie locale bénéficie déjà de ce programme, Kongsberg développe le missile d'attaque interarmées pour l'intégration sur le F-35, afin d’étendre les capacités de lutte anti-surface.


Photos : Le Lockheed-Martin F-35A @ US Air Force

http://psk.blog.24heures.ch/archive/2013/12/14/six-f-35-de-plus-pour-la-norvege-854627.html

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Norway and AgustaWestland finalise deal for SAR AW101s

Norway has finalised its order for 16 search and rescue-configured AgustaWestland AW101s in a deal which, including spares and training provision, is worth NKr6.25 billion ($1.02 billion).

Deliveries of the new helicopters will commence in 2017 and run until 2020, says the Norwegian ministry of justice and public security, which has led the NAWSARH procurement. They will be flown by the Royal Norwegian Air Force and replace the service's aged fleet of Westland Sea King 43s, which will retire in 2020.

Speaking at the contract signing on 19 December, justice and public security minister Andres Anudsen said there had been political consensus in the country "to replace the Sea Kings as soon as possible".

"Acquiring new rescue helicopters will have major significance for the next 30-40 years and will offer a substantial improvement to Norway's search and rescue service," he says.

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Anudsen cites the AW101's long-range rescue performance and its ability to cope with the country's harsh climate as key reasons for selecting the type. "It is the helicopter that best meets Norway's difficult requirements for the future," he says. The deal includes a further six aircraft covered by options.

Norwegian industry will benefit too, with the nation's aerospace and defence champion Kongsberg, which already performs overhaul activities on the Sea King fleet, to handle maintenance of gearboxes and rotor heads on the new helicopters. The deal includes the transfer of some technology to enable Kongsberg to maintain the drive systems on all AgustaWestland types.

Daniele Romiti, chief executive of the Anglo-Italian airframer, says he is "delighted" that Norway has selected the AW101, which he describes as "one of the most capable search and rescue helicopters in the world".

The order represents a key contract win the for the manufacturer, sustaining production of the type at its Yeovil, UK facility in the longer term. Nonetheless the firm faces a gap in its assembly schedule, with the backlog for Yeovil-made AW101s down to just six aircraft, according to Flightglobal's Ascend Online Fleets database.

The AW101 faced competition in NAWSARH, which was launched in 2011, from the Eurocopter EC225, NH Industies NH90 and Sikorsky S-92. AgustaWerstland was named as the preferred supplier in November 2013.

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Norway says F-35 jet on track; keeping eye on costs

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Norway's defense minister on Thursday said the Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter program is on the right track after a major restructuring in 2010, with the cost of the new stealth warplane coming down and most technical issues solved.

But Ine Eriksen Søreide, who became defense minister in October, told Reuters that Norway was keeping a close eye on the program's costs, software development, prospects for industrial participation by Norwegian industry, and how the planes will be serviced once they are delivered to Europe.

"We have concluded that these planes are the best ones for us. There is nothing in the development over the past couple of years that has shaken that decision," she said. "At the same time, it's a huge investment and it's definitely also something that will have consequences for the rest of our armed forces."

Norway is one of eight countries that helped the United States develop the new radar-evading warplane. Norway has ordered 16 of the 52 jets it plans to buy in coming years, with the first jets to be delivered in 2017, a year earlier than planned, Soreide told Reuters during a visit to Washington.

The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is the Pentagon's costliest arms program. The U.S. military plans to spend $392 billion to develop the plane and buy 2,443 jets for the U.S. Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy over coming decades, although many analysts expect that number to decline amid budget cuts.

Soreide said she hoped that the United States and the other countries developing the F-35 would decide to adopt Norway's Joint Strike Missile for use on later versions of the plane.

She said a decision should be made over the next year to 18 months about integration of the missile, which the Norwegian government and its lawmakers hope will give Norwegian firms a bigger stake in the overall F-35 program.

Air Force Lieutenant General Chris Bogdan, the F-35 program chief, told Soreide during a meeting on Thursday that Norway was making good progress on developing and testing the missile, and it could be among the first partner-developed weapons to be integrated into the plane, spokesman Joe DellaVedova said.

He said a decision on whether to adopt the Norwegian missile for the jet would be made by the United States, Norway and the other partners on the program: Britain, Italy, Turkey, Australia, Denmark, Canada and the Netherlands.

Soreide said most of the technical issues facing the F-35 had been or were being solved, but additional problems could arise in software and other areas as the new warplane wraps up development and testing.

She said the program also needed to work out plans for maintaining and repairing the planes on a regional basis once they were delivered. Britain and Norway have signed an agreement to work on servicing the planes together, but are still working out the details, she said.

"We can't depend on going to the United States each time to sustain the planes," she said. "If this is not in place, many partners will have trouble phasing in the new planes."

(Reporting by Andrea Shalal-; Editing by Leslie AdlerEsa)

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Norwegian F-16s deploy to Iceland




The Royal Norwegian Air Force (RoNAF) has deployed a detachment of Lockheed Martin F-16AM Fighting Falcons to Iceland in support of a NATO training mission, the alliance reported on 29 January.
Six F-16s arrived on the island on 27 January for a one-month rotation as part of NATO's 'Airborne Surveillance and Interception Capabilities to Meet Iceland's Peacetime Preparedness Needs' mission. They are due to depart on 21 February.
Taking over from US Air Force (USAF) Boeing F-15C Eagle fighters, which deployed out of Royal Air Force (RAF) Lakenheath in the UK in late 2013, the RoNAF planes will be used to demonstrate NATO's capability to conduct air policing in defence of Icelandic airspace.
This deployment marks a first for NATO in that Finland and Sweden will join Norway, the Netherlands, and the United States in a joint training exercise.
Dubbed Iceland Air Meet (renamed from the Iceland Fighter Meet 2014 [IFM14] to reflect the participation of non-fighter aircraft), this exercise will see RoNAF F-16AMs, Finnish Air Force Boeing F/A-18 Hornets, and Swedish Air Force Saab JAS 39 Gripens conduct joint airborne training operations over Iceland, alongside aerial refuelling aircraft from the Royal Netherlands Air Force and USAF, a NATO Boeing E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning And Control System (AWACS) aircraft operating from Norway, and search and rescue helicopters from Iceland.
The Iceland Air Meet will run from 3 to 21 February and, as is the norm for NATO operations over Iceland, the aircraft will be flown unarmed.
For the peacetime preparedness needs mission, alliance members undertake three- to four-week rotations within one of three four-month windows throughout the year. Nations typically contribute four aircraft per deployment, although this number is flexible.
The mission has so far been flown by Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Norway, Portugal, and the United States. A planned deployment by the UK in 2008 was cancelled following its diplomatic spat with Iceland over the Nordic nation's banking crisis.

http://www.janes.com/article/33177/norwegian-f-16s-deploy-to-iceland

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Norway Still Waiting for 'Helicopter that Never Seems to be Ready'


WASHINGTON — Norway entered a pact to buy the NH90 multirole helicopter in 2001 but the Scandinavian nation has received only three.
“I presume that is a story well known of the helicopter that never seems to be ready,” Adm. Haakon Bruun-Hanssen, Norway’s chief of defense, said during a Feb. 12 presentation at the Atlantic Council think tank in Washington.
The NATO Frigate-type NH90s are supposed to replace the Norwegian Coast Guard’s Lynx helicopters. The sub-hunting aircraft are supposed to operate from the Fridtjof Nansen-class frigates.
Norway is supposed to get 14 new NH90 helicopters, built by NHIndustries, which is owned by Eurocopter, AgustaWestland and the Dutch group Stork Fokker Aerospace.
Norway had hoped to have its initial helicopters in 2005. So far, NHIndustries has delivered only three helicopters. The company is supposed to deliver another six aircraft are in 2014.
“But we have long since come to the conclusion that we [will] believe it when we see it,” Bruun-Hanssen said.

http://www.defensenews.com/article/20140212/DEFREG01/302120045/Norway-Still-Waiting-Helicopter-Never-Seems-Ready-

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Norway receives first upgraded CV90 IFV


BAE Systems Hagglunds handed over the first of two pre-series upgraded CV9030 infantry fighting vehicles (IFV) to the Royal Norwegian Army on 25 February.


BAE Systems Hagglunds has delivered the first pre-series CV9030 infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) to the Royal Norwegian Army. (BAE Systems)

In total the company will provide the Royal Norwegian Army with 144 new and upgraded CV9030 series vehicles under a contract worth approximately GBP500 million (USD750 million).

The two pre-series vehicles will be put through extensive trials, before the main CV9030 production run begins in January 2015. Production for Norway will take place at BAE Systems Hagglunds' new CV90 production line in Sweden and should be completed in 2017, with a significant amount of final integration work taking place in Norway.

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Norway – AIM-120C-7 AMRAAM Missiles


WASHINGTON, Feb 26, 2014 – The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress today of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Norway for AIM-120C-7 AMRAAM Missiles and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $80 million.

The Government of Norway has requested a possible sale of 36 AIM-120C-7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM), 8 Captive Air Training Missiles (CATMs), containers, support equipment, spare and repair parts, Common Munitions Bit/Reprogramming Equipment (CMBRE), publications and technical documentation, U.S. Government and contractor logistics support services, and other related elements of logistics support. The estimated cost is $80 million.

The proposed sale will contribute to the foreign policy and national security of the United States by helping to improve the security of a NATO ally which has been, and continues to be, an important force for political stability and economic progress in Europe.

The Government of Norway requires these capabilities for mutual defense, regional security, force modernization, and U.S. and NATO interoperability. This sale will enhance the Royal Norwegian Air Force’s ability to defend Norway against future threats and contribute to current and future NATO operations.

The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the basic military balance in the region.

The principal contractor will be Raytheon Corporation in Waltham, Massachusetts. There are no known offset agreements proposed in connection with this potential sale.

Implementation of this proposed sale will not require the assignment of any additional U.S. Government or contractor representatives to Norway.

There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a result of this proposed sale.

This notice of a potential sale is required by law and does not mean the sale has been concluded.

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Exercise "military medicine" military Stridstrenbataljonen - Army logistics battalion Norway.

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KONGSBERG signs contract for upgrade of Royal Norwegian Navy’s PROTEUS simulator

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KONGSBERG) has signed a contract with the Norwegaian Defence Logistics Organization (NDLO) for upgrade of the Royal Norwegian Navy’s (RNoN) PROTEUS simulator infrastructure delivered by KONGSBERG.

The contract scope includes infrastructure upgrades and migration to a common PROTEUS simulation core for all the RNoN’s KONGSBERG delivered simulators, new visual image generation, a generic HLA Evolved interface enabling further simulator participation in joint collaborative exercises and a new PROTEUS map centric instructor station.

The contract has a value of 49 MNOK and will be delivered to the RNoN training establishment KNM Tordenskjold at Haakonsvern naval base in 2016.

“This contract is the result of KONGSBERG’s long and proven relationship with RNoN. NDLO’s decision to further upgrade and improve RNON’s PROTEUS based simulator infrastructure strengthens our position as supplier of simulator systems, and in this context this is a very important reference contract for KONGSBERG”, Executive Vice President Leiv Inge Steig of Kongsberg Defence Systems says.

http://www.navyrecognition.com

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Norway’s new Arctic giant spyship


This is the first photo of what is to be the most important military intelligence vessel for NATO in the Barents- and Arctic Seas.

“This is an important project to ensure Norway’s interests in the North. Control with the development there is strategically important for Norway,” says Head of the Norwegian Military Intelligence Lieutenant General Kjell Grandhagen.
The photo shows the hull of the vessel being towed through the Bosporus on her way from the shipyard in Romania towards Vard Lansten shipyard in Norway where the ship arrived on Sunday. Here, the vessel will be equipped with loads of high-tech sensors and other stuff aimed for surveillance in Arctic waters.   
Norwegian Intelligence Service says the ship will enter service in 2016. Like the three former Norwegian military intelligence vessels sailing the Barents Sea over the last 60 years, the new one will also be named “Marjata”.
“It is gratifying that the hull is finally here. The vessel will be an important part in the continuation of the intelligence service’s missions in the High North and constitutes a modern capacity to help ensure the service’s information needs over the coming 30 years, says Kjell Grandhagen in a press-release. A video and more photos of the new intelligence vessel are posted on the portal of the Norwegian Military Intelligence Service.
The current “Marjata” has been sailing since 1995 and will be retired when the new vessel enters service in two years’ time. 
The new “Marjata” is substantially larger than the former; 126 meter long with a 23,5 meter beam.  The vessel will potentially have a larger area of operation than the old one. Nothing is said about where the new “Marjata” will have her homeport. The current vessel makes port call to Kirkenes near Norway’s border to Russia.

http://barentsobserver.com/en/security/2014/03/norways-new-arctic-giant-spyship-17-03

Norwegian military units Kystjegerkommandoen (KJK) while on patrol during the exercise "Cold Response 2014".