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Selshevneren is the spear viking chieftain Tore Hund from Bjarkøy avenged "Olav the Saint" with in Stiklestad in year 1030.🇳🇴 Focus around Bjarkøy and northern-norway. Also interested what the chods in the shadow- and Russian Northern Fleet are up to.
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The 5th Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 5-4 ADA at @usmc Stinger team assigned to Marine Air Control Group 28 targets during Formidable Shield 25 on May 7, 2025, in Andøya, Norway. 📸Alexander Watkins @2nd_MAW @USMCFEA @usarmy @Forsvaret_no

😍 #FormidableShield25 📸 EVC/@Forsvaret_no

NASAMS and HIMARS during exercise #FormidableShield25 at Andøya. The newest combat air defense system NOMAD, also from the Artillery Battalion in the Army, is on the left. 📸Ole-Sverre Haugli / @Forsvaret_no

A Finnish F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet has crashed at Rovaniemi Airport in northwestern Finlandat 10:50 local time. The pilot ejected from the plane. @FinnishAirForce www.vg.no/nyheter/i/0V...

HIMARS o´clock: US Marine Corps firing HIMARS rocket artillery during exercise #FormidableShield25 at Andøya, Northern Norway. @USMC @USMCFEA @USArmyEURAF @USArmy @NATO 📸 Håvard Strand / @Forsvaret_no

The Norwegian Air Force says it has begun preparations to move 40 positions from Sørreisa to Bodø. In Sørreisa, many fear that over 60 years of defense history could come to an end. www.nrk.no/tromsogfinnm... 📸 Fabian Helmersen / @Forsvaret_no

Real missiles, real targets. The Belgian Navy frigate BNS Louise-Mary conducted a successful Harpoon missile firing as part of @USNavyEurope and @STRIKFORNATO #FormidableShield25

U.S. Orders Intelligence Agencies to Step Up Spying on Greenland www.wsj.com/world/greenl...

US Marine Corps fires HIMARS rocket artillery during exercise #FormidableShield25 on Andøya. M-SHORAD📸 Torbjørn Kjosvold / @Forsvaret_no 💥 Alexander Watkins / @USMC @USMCFEA @USArmyEURAF @USArmy @NATO

Large military exercise in Northern Norway. The Mongolian tugboat "Named" was boarded by the Coast Guard in Lødingen. Destination: Unknown. Go figure.

US Marines with Marine Air Controls Squadron 2 operate an AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar system during exercise Formidable Shield 25 in Andoya 📸Cpl. Anakin Smith / @USMC

Formidable Shield, Andøya 5-10 may. Various targets both on land and from allied vessels. Aircraft such as the F-35 and P-8 will also participate. During the exercise, sharpshooting will be carried out with NASAMS, NOMAD and HIMARS 📸@Forsvaret_no @NATO @US_EUCOM

Delayed, by 5 years? The SOTG (Special Operations Task Group) task squadron will become a new unit under the Marinejegerkommandoen in the Norwegian Armed Forces Special Forces in Ramsund. www.nrk.no/tromsogfinnm...

The exercise #FormidableShield25 starts on Andøya next week. The largest air missile sharpshooting exercise at sea this year including Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, the UK and the USA gather to practice protecting the airspace.

PST believes Mikhail Mikushin operated as an agent for Russian intelligence in Norway. DNA test of his brother helped expose him. www.nrk.no/norge/slik-b...

The first Joint Strike Missile (JSM) to be delivered to the 🇳🇴Air Force. 📸 Sixten Simonsen / @forsvaret.bsky.social

The first Joint Strike Missile (JSM) to be delivered to the Norwegian Air Force. Here next to the last F-35 delivered to the Norwegian Air Force. 📸 Ole Andreas Vekve / Forsvaret

#DefenderEurope25 is underway! 🚢💥 Port ops in Narvik 🇳🇴 and Kavala 🇬🇷 kicked off #DEFENDER25 this weekend. The 839th Trans. Bn. welcomed ARC ENDEAVOR to Narvik to support upcoming missions. Always ready, always committed with our NATO Allies! Via Twenty-First TSC @21stTSC

The first Joint Strike Missile (JSM) that has been delivered to the Air Force as well as the last 2 Norwegian F-35s that were delivered to the Air Force. 📸 Ole Andreas Vekve / @forsvaret.bsky.social

Norsk F-35 på QRA-beredskap flyr over Norge-Norge 😍 📸 @forsvaret.bsky.social

Pr. 11435 heavy aircraft carrying cruiser "Admiral Kuznetsov". Project 22220/LK-60Ya-class nuclear-powered icebreakers Yakutiya and Sibir(?). Murmansk. 📹VGTRK (Apr. 13)

Scott Manley analyzes the first @isaraerospace orbital rocket launched from European soil, that became the first rocket to crash in European waters at @AndoyaSpace www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFyM...

Video of the Isar Aerospace "Full Spectrum" Launch at Andøya. 📸 video: @isaraerospace / @AndoyaSpace

At @isaraerospace 's Spectrum launch vehicle successfully lifted off from @AndoyaSpace port🇳🇴 The launch was terminated approx 30 sec in flight, vehicle fell into the sea and exploded. Launchpad seems to be intact. Valuable data and experience for future missions gathered

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(1/2) Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum rocket will launch satellites from Norway’s Andøya, Europe’s new small-launch hotspot. 📸 @TheFavoritist @Robin_Brillert @isaraerospace @AndoyaSpace at x

Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum rocket will launch satellites from Norway’s Andøya, Europe’s new small-launch hotspot. 📸 @TheFavoritist @Robin_Brillert @isaraerospace @AndoyaSpace

🇳🇴Police have imposed a travel ban around Andøya Spaceport to ensure safety. The launch of the "Spectrum" from Andøya Spacecenter is scheduled for Thursday from 12:30 to 15:30, says Isar Aerospace.

Kystjegerkommandoen, Coastal hunters and vessel operators train on boarding outside Harstad with KV Bison. #JointViking25 📸 Christian Oseberg/Nora Steenberg/ @forsvaret.bsky.social

The police have arrested two people of foreign origin who were photographing and flying a drone near Andøya Space. Drones are banned in the area. The police will open a case, interview people and conduct further investigations. @PSTnorge @AndoyaSpace www.vg.no/nyheter/i/93...

@FFI_research breakfast: How can we protect society from jamming? vimeo.com/1064634506

"KNM Glimt" under #JointViking25 📸Vanessa Andrea Vågstøl Hilland / @Forsvaret_no

AURORA: Evenes with Norwegian soldiers from the Base Defense Battalion from Evenes and Ørland Air Station and British soldiers from No. 51 Squadron Royal Air Force. 📸 Fabian Helmersen / @Forsvaret_no @51squadron

The 🇳🇴police registered at least 50 incidents related to suspicious activity during the defense exercise Joint Viking 2025, – As of now, a criminal case has been opened for illegal photography. In addition, there are two drone cases with fines and confiscation

They refer to the establishment of facilities on Svalbard that have both civilian and military functions, but without going into detail. Russia accuses Norway of militarizing Svalbard in violation of the Svalbard Treaty. –⁠ An echo of the Cold War, www.vg.no/nyheter/i/Gy...

Joint Viking 25: Norwegian P-8 Poseidon "Vingtor" at Evenes Air Station during the winter exercise Joint Viking 2025. 📸Fabian Helmersen / @forsvaret.bsky.social

Joint Viking 25: Norwegian F-35s at Evenes Air Station. 📸 Fabian Helmersen / @forsvaret.bsky.social

Joint Viking 25: A Norwegian F-35 fighter jet and a Norwegian P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft fly off Andøya. Thomas Haraldsen / @Forsvaret_no

Part 2: Allied maritime forces are sailing in formation in Andfjorden east of Andøya in connection with winter exercise Joint Viking 2025, including vessels from NATO's Standing Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1). 📸 Håvard Strand / @forsvaret.bsky.social

Allied maritime forces are sailing in formation in Andfjorden east of Andøya in connection with winter exercise Joint Viking 2025, including vessels from NATO's Standing Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1). 📸 Håvard Strand / @forsvaret.bsky.social

🇳🇴Crown Prince Haakon visits #JointViking25 HRH The Crown Prince visits exercise Joint Viking 25. Princess Ingrid Alexandra, who serves in the Engineer Battalion and shoots on the CV90 assault engineer vehicle, is participating. 📸Synne Nilsson / @forsvaret.bsky.social

March 10, 2025, two Norwegian F35s on NATO QRA were scrambled from Evenes to identify and shadow two Russian Tu-142 BEAR F maritime patrol aircraft in international airspace over the Barents and Norwegian Seas.The Russian patrol aircraft were operating off Troms 📸 @forsvaret.bsky.social

Two Asians arrested for illegal drone flying in the no-fly zone in Bjerkvik. 7 drones seized. #JointViking25

Several fear that the US, which has long been Norway's most important ally, is no longer as reliable. - We notice that both commanders and crews see the seriousness of the situation. We will do what we can to protect our home as best as possible. www.nrk.no/mr/soldatene...

US Military Surveillance Over NATO’s Eastern Borders. On March 4 US planes carried out two more missions along NATO’s eastern borders, covering the entire border from north to south.

Last year, the government entered into an agreement that gives the United States access and the right to use military areas in Norway. Moxnes is critical of giving Trump a greater foothold on Norwegian soil. – It strengthens the Americans' ability to exercise military power from Norwegian territory

Fears Trump will destroy years of spy cooperation In the Norwegian intelligence service, there are fears that Trump can no longer be trusted and could endanger secret operations with the United States. www.dn.no/politikk/ett...

The E-service will think more carefully about what they share with the US in the future, believes former spy chief Ola Kaldager. Norway has an ace up its sleeve, he believes. www.dagbladet.no/nyheter/tidl...

Keep a close eye on tourists: Huge increase in security threats. The police in Nordland have counted 650 incidents that could threaten public safety since the Ukraine war. Now they are reprioritizing – and questioning the tourist boom in the north. www.vg.no/nyheter/i/Mn...