Nerdic Defence
Following Nordic defence and security matters, mostly technical, and am myself based in the Nordics. Yes, I'm aware the pun is stupid ;). He/him.
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- The different Norwegian intelligence services have published their considerations for the year, unsurprisingly Russia figures as the biggest threat. www.nrk.no/urix/e-tjene...
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- Reposted by Nerdic DefenceScenes from this actual NATO training look like Star Wars' planet Hoth — complete with arctic camouflage, assault vehicles and lasers. Read @byjepstein.bsky.social's report from the Arctic circle: www.businessinsider.com/how-finland-...
- Reposted by Nerdic Defence🇫🇮🇺🇦 Finland to provide Ukraine with €43 million in military aid This is the 32nd package of military aid. In total, Helsinki has provided AFU with weapons and military equipment worth €3.2 billion. The current AFU needs were taken into account when forming new batch of aid.
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- Reposted by Nerdic DefenceOnly 17 percent of Danes see the United States as an ally. That is the result of a new opinion poll conducted by Danmarks Radio. Sixty percent of Danes now view the United States as an adversary, while one in five Danes simply no longer knows what to think of the U.S. www.dr.dk/nyheder/poli...
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- Reposted by Nerdic DefenceOur team at Centre for Joint Operations at the Royal Danish Defence College is looking for new Assistant/Associate Professors candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...
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- The Sámi Parliament of Norway has issued a declaration of solidatory to Greenland's foreign minister. Sami president Silje Karine Muotka says that the current security situation concerns everyone in the Arctic. www.nrk.no/sapmi/sameti...
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- Greenland youth are suddenly more interested in preparedness and security. www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
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- Reposted by Nerdic DefenceThousands of Danish veterans and supporters protested today at the U.S. Embassy in Copenhagen after Donald Trump denigrated the role of allied NATO troops in Afghanistan. 🇩🇰🇺🇸
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- Contracts for new Norwegian 212CD submarines number 5 and 6 are now signed. www.forsvaretsforum.no/flateplanen-...
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- Norway's Kongsberg grabbed a rather big piece of the pie in Poland's new SAN CUAS system. www.kongsberg.com/kda/news/new...
- Norway's rocket artillery purchase from Hanwha will include 16 launchers and three different kinds of missiles, the launchers and training equipment being delivered in 2028-29, and missiles in 2030-31. www.vg.no/nyheter/i/8p...
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- Reposted by Nerdic DefenceGreenland's elite dogsled unit patrols desolate, icy Arctic. Trump has ridiculed Denmark's defence of Greenland as amounting to "two dogsleds", but the Sirius Dogsled Patrol is no joke: the elite navy unit works in extreme conditions where only the toughest survive u.afp.com/SBvi
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- Norway's Statnett is now using unmanned boats and underwater robots to inspect and secure submarine cables along the Norwegian coast. www.nrk.no/vestfoldogte...
- Reposted by Nerdic DefencePutin's Maritime Board warns 'unfriendly states' that measures will be taken to protect Russian shipping interests
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- Reposted by Nerdic DefenceSTOCKHOLM — Sweden has had very early discussions with France and the United Kingdom about possible nuclear weapons cooperation, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has revealed. breakingdefense.com
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- It's probably going to be quiet from me for a couple of days, as I've come down with a pretty bad fever. I'm not leaving the couch for much of anything.
- The Norwegian Parliament has decided to give thumbs up to the purchasing long range strike capabilites from South Korea's Hanwha. Norway already has the K9 howitzer from Hanwha in service. www.aftenposten.no/norge/politi...
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- JEF++ is tightening the screws a bit here, giving Russia a warning. www.gov.uk/government/p...
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- RNoAF establishes a SAR helicopter base in Tromsø. They have decided to trigger the option for two additional SAR Queen rescue helicopters, and thereby establish a permanent rescue helicopter base in Tromsø, with the Norwegian Air Force as operator. www.forsvaret.no/aktuelt-og-p...
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- Reposting this with sadness in my heart.
- Another export contract coming for Kongsberg's NSM, this time for Bulgaria.
- The Norwegian long range precision fires programme is nearing a selection. Hanwha with K239 is the current favourite, but the German offering from KNDS has not given up. However they don't seem to satisfy the requirement for missile supply. www.forsvaretsforum.no/forsvaret-fo...
- A short look at Norwegian forces exercising in -46C. www.nrk.no/tromsogfinnm...
- Article from Norway's Russia border. (I hope the line about the soldiers having their fingers on the trigger is a journalistic liberty...) www.vg.no/nyheter/i/7p...
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- Reposted by Nerdic DefenceInteresting Times article on the US approach re: Greenland. It notes: - Greenland isn’t even mentioned in the brand new US Security Strategy - The US has few military resources geared to the Arctic - Ending allied (NATO) arctic submarine-hunting would increase, not decrease military risk to 🇺🇸 A🧵
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- Vintage Friday: First prototype of the Norwegian NM142 Rakettpanserjager, production examples were based on the M113A2. Kværner Eureka TOW turret also used in other applications, like the Swiss Panzerjäger 90. They were out of service just after the turn of the century.
- The Norwegian Defence Research Establishment has released an unclassified report on Norway's challenges in providing host nation support in the revised security landscape. Railway rolling stock numbers, rail yard capacity, unloading capacity at harbours, other stuff noted. www.ffi.no/publikasjone...
- Reposted by Nerdic DefenceNorth Korean IT programmers are infiltrating Norwegian companies using false identities to finance the regime. The programmers offer highly skilled IT work, but can also engage in espionage by stealing technology and information. Police Security service (PST) has uncovered several cases.
- Reposted by Nerdic DefenceSwedish public radio has received confirmation from the Swedish military that the 'exercise' in Greenland was indeed an operation intended to deter the USA. Danish soldiers are issued with live ammunition and since last week a 'meaningful' number have been deployed. www.svt.se/nyheter/utri...
- Reposted by Nerdic Defence🚨🚨"Our American Dream is dead": European governments have reached a difficult conclusion: The Americans are the baddies now. 🧵 www.politico.eu/article/eu-l...
- Danish soldiers deployed to Greenland with live ammunition and orders to fire on any hostile forces, according to sources. www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
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