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Norway joins NATO’s Forward Land Forces in Lapland

This is 'deterrence against Russia' and 'a strong expression of allied unity and solidarity,' the Norwegian Defense Ministry states.
www.thebarentsobserver.com

Norway kicks out Norebo and Murman Seafood in fear of intelligence gathering

The Norwegian government on Monday decided to sanction the two Russian fishing companies Norebo JSC and Murman Seafood.
www.thebarentsobserver.com

Signalling sovereignty: Fighter jets train near Russian border

This is the new normal. Norway is no longer showing restraint in military muscle-flexing in the airspace close to Russia's military stronghold, the Kola Peninsula.
www.thebarentsobserver.com
 

NATO nations 'very alive' to Russia threat as ex British Army chief issues war timeline​

Former British Army head, General Sir Patrick Sanders, has issued a stark warning that the UK could be at war with Russia within the next five years. Sir Patrick, who retired as Chief of the General Staff last summer, urged the nation to prepare by constructing bunkers and bolstering air defenses.

Sir Patrick expressed his concern over the government's lack of urgency in strengthening the country's resilience, despite clear indications of escalating threats. He suggested that if Russia were to cease hostilities in Ukraine, it would be capable of launching a limited attack on a NATO member within months.

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/worl...ues-war-timeline/ar-AA1IyQ3L?ocid=socialshare
 
We are surrounding the Russians with a NATO F-35 fleet par excellence. To understand the F-35 you have to realize its ability to get an unvarnished picture of the battle space, and not just that, but to share that picture with every other F-35 and most of NATO's 4'th and 4.5 gen fighters as well as many ground units and commanders. You just saw this in action with the IAF obliterating Irans air defense network and the supposedly invincible Russian S-300 and S-400 air defense network.

Believe me the Russians understand the power of NATO , and especially American, airpower. And starting next year we'll begin operating B-21 stealth Bombers, a program that will end with 100 to 200 aircraft along with our huge air refueling fleet. The F-22 fighters have just been upgraded and USAF's NGAD next Gen stealth fighter is already flying.

If we have a weakness its getting the USN's ships and boats built and operating but the USN is still the premier instrument of naval power in the world. The missilery and drones we'll be churning out in the next few years is awe inspiring.

All of which uses a whole lot of silver so start buying even at $38.
 
Related to NATO.

Moscow threatens Oslo over Barents fisheries

The Russian foreign ministry summons Norway's chargé d'affaires and falsely claims that new sanctions against Murmansk-based seafood companies constitute a violation of the Norwegian-Russian fishery agreement of 1976.
www.thebarentsobserver.com
 

Norway Establishes New Brigade in the North

The Finnmark Land Defense on NATO’s northern flank has now been developed into the Finnmark Brigade, Norway’s first new brigade since the Cold War. "The aim is to deter those who do not wish us well," says the Norwegian Minister of Defense.
www.highnorthnews.com
 

Sweden to Host NATO's Logistics Headquarters in the Nordic Region

The Swedish city of Enköping is to host NATO's regional logistics headquarters. The establishment is part of the new military division of responsibilities in the Nordic region, and will support troop movements in NATO’s Northwest Area of Operations, says Professor Håkon Lunde Saxi at the...
www.highnorthnews.com
 

U.S. Destroyers, Norwegian Navy surveilled by Russia in High North​

Russian ships and aircraft recently monitored a U.S.-Norwegian Surface Action Group (SAG) conducting joint exercises in the High North.

A Russian warship and a low-flying IL-38 Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) were spotted shadowing destroyers USS Mahan (DDG-72) and USS Bainbridge (DDG-96), dry cargo ship USNS William McLean (T-AKE-12) and Royal Norwegian Navy frigate HNoMS Thor Heyerdahl (F314) and fleet oiler HNoMS Maud (A530) as the group sailed the Barents Sea, north of the Norwegian country of Finnmark, the Norwegian Armed Forces said in a Monday news release. The release did not specify how many Russian ships and aircraft were involved, nor did it say when the ships were monitored.

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NATO news

Denmark Says Drone Incursions Were A Deliberate "Attack"

The Danish prime minister has described the incident as the most serious attack on the country’s critical infrastructure to date. The Danish prime minister has described the incident as the most serious attack on the country’s critical infrastructure to date.
www.twz.com
 
Sweden

The Preppers Waiting for War | SBS Dateline​

Sep 23, 2025
In 2019, Dateline travelled to Sweden amid growing tensions between it and Russia, three years before Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
We unpack why disaster prepping has become a government-sanctioned past time: and what Swedes are afraid of. This episode first aired in 2019.

27:32

0.00: Sweden's crisis preppers
1.59: What are preppers?
3:18: The percieved 'Russian threat'
5:20: Build up of Russian military exercises
7:10: The skills to improvise and survive
9:10: Teaching self-sufficiency
11.06: Visiting Sweden's Cold War bunkers
12:50: Total defence
15:45: Civilian military volunteers
19.04: Defence Minister speaks
21:11: Meeting an off-grid prepper
24:58: A 'state of flux'
26:24: If war never happens
 

Ready for War? Sweden’s Total Defence

**Sweden has undergone a profound transformation in how it perceives its own defence system. For years, it pursued a policy of military non-alignment, which indirectly led to a reduction in military potential and declining defence expenditure. The turning point proved to be the increasingly...
defence24.com
 

NATO’s Air Defense Dilemma

Shortly before midnight on the night of Sept. 9–10, Polish Air Force and NATO radar operators noticed multiple aircraft crossing into Polish airspace from
warontherocks.com
 
NATO News

If you want to read this you'll have to translate it. I did, but when I clicked onto it the translate button came up automatically.

Drone attack: Norwegian shipowner collaborated with Russian paramilitary group​

When Copenhagen Airport was shut down by two to three large drones on Monday evening, the Norwegian cargo ship Oslo Carrier 3 was a short distance away.

The ship is owned by the company Bulkship Management, which is part of a larger, international Norwegian company called Oslo Bulk. This is stated on the company's website.

What is not stated is that they also have a branch in the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad. Until 2022, the Russian branch also had its own website, but after Russia invaded Ukraine, the Russian website was first turned into a site and then closed down completely.

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Droneangreb: Norsk skibsejer samarbejdede med russisk paramilitær gruppe

Et norsk skib med russisk besætning befandt sig få kilometer fra Københavns Lufthavn under droneangrebet. Danwatch kan nu afsløre, at skibets ejere tidligere ha
danwatch.dk
 
Of course it was no mistake. Russia had several objectives.

Firstly they wanted to test NATO air defenses and radar frequencys. Secondly they wanted to cause the expenditure of very expensive air defense missilery over cheap ass drones, thus reducing the number of missiles in our inventory. Thirdly, and most importantly, they want to drag NATO , and most of all America, into this mess Putin has created so it makes Putin appear to the Russian peoples, who are being slaughtered in Ukraine, and enduring harsh economic conditions at home, as the Savior and defender of Mother Russia from the America who pretty much blows up everyone.

So call it technical, military, and political, why Putin is sending those drones. What he really wants are those F-35's heading toward Belarus or Russia itself loaded with offensive missilery. Putin wants to be the bombee as long as the price isn't to high. And he knows it would take a sustained American bombing campaign to make Russia really hurt.

Trump, and NATO, for all their bluster are being cagey by holding back and allowing Putin to drown in his own blood. Russia right now is in severe economic distress. If we can get Turkey and Hungary to stop buying oil and LNG from them it might just break their backs.
 

Finland pushes EU drone wall as northern countries’ security investments expand

As Arctic states continue to expand surveillance across the polar region, Europe’s northern flank is preparing its own response, with Finland supporting a ‘drone wall’ on its eastern frontier.
www.thebarentsobserver.com

Massive NATO show of force in Nordic region sends message to Russia

THE NORTH SEA: The Barents Observer was aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford on Wednesday as fighter jets took off for exercise bombing missions from the North Sea to the southern coast of Finland. The show of force follows a recent mission by the aircraft carrier to deter Russia inside the Arctic Circle.
www.thebarentsobserver.com
 

World's Largest Warship Flexes Its Muscles in the Nordic Region

Aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford (High North News): After a longer period of training in the High North, the world's largest aircraft carrier sailed southwest of Norway in connection with the NATO activity Neptune Strike. Join HNN aboard the 'floating city' at an unknown location in the North Sea.
www.highnorthnews.com
 

On NATO's eastern flank, bunkers and anti-drone nets set to protect power grids​

By Andrius Sytas and Marek Strzelecki

NERIS SUBSTATION, Lithuania (Reuters) -Four NATO and European Union countries bordering Russia plan to build concrete bunkers and anti-drone nets at vital energy facilities under a plan to protect their power grids following Russian drone incursions.

Violations of Polish airspace by Russian drones this month and multiple drone sightings, including one that forced the closure of Copenhagen Airport for several hours, have raised concerns about NATO's defences on its eastern flank.

The airspace violations have also increased concerns about the vulnerability of energy facilities in the area, and Poland, Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia have drawn up a plan to protect their power grids which they now treat as a matter of urgency.

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/worl...tect-power-grids/ar-AA1NwRLL?ocid=socialshare
 

Major Nordic Rescue Exercise in Northern Finland

This week, the Rescue Borealis exercise takes place in Oulu, Northern Finland. It will develop the preparedness cooperation across Finland, Norway, and Sweden, and will specifically test joint preparedness against hazardous substances.
www.highnorthnews.com
 

Travelogue From "NATO in the North"

Inari, Finland: Dear reader. This newsletter comes to you from the deep Finnish woods. Together with commentator Arne O. Holm, journalist Astri Edvardsen, and a lively group of Norwegian, Swedish, and Finnish journalists, I am now heading through Finnmark and Finnish Lapland.
www.highnorthnews.com

Iceland and Finland to Strengthen Defense Cooperation

On Tuesday, Iceland and Finland signed a Memorandum of Understanding on defense cooperation. "This agreement underscores Iceland's increased emphasis on regional and bilateral cooperation with neighboring countries and central allies," says the Icelandic Minister of Foreign Affairs.
www.highnorthnews.com
 

Denmark to boost Arctic defence by $4.26 billion, buy 16 new F-35s - ArcticToday

Denmark will invest 27.4 billion crowns ($4.26 billion) to boost its military presence in the Arctic and plans to buy 16 new F-35 aircraft, it said on Friday, seeking to fend off U.S. criticism over Greenland’s defence capabilities. The 16 F-35s, worth another 29 billion crowns, would be in...
www.arctictoday.com

New Greenlandic subsea cable worth $468 million added to Denmark’s Arctic defense deal - ArcticToday

Denmark’s new Arctic–North Atlantic defense deal adds a multi million dollar subsea cable to bolster Greenland connectivity and resilience.
www.arctictoday.com
 
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