Historical archive
Published under: Stoltenberg's 2nd Government
In the Historical archive you will find information from previous governments such as press releases, news and speeches from previous government periods. You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.
Content that has been moved to the archive will not be updated and the information is therefore exclusively of an historical nature.
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Norway's six Ula class submarines will reach the end of their service life after 2020. An ongoing study led by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) is producing a basis for the decision between a life extension of the Ula class, a replacement program, or a
- The F-35 program is of vital importance to both the United States and Norway in ensuring that we fulfil our future operational requirements. I am therefore very pleased and reassured by the recent process in the development of the F-35, says
Defence Minister Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen leaves Kabul with fresh impressions from her 11th visit to Afghanistan. She has been very much looking forward to seeing the development since her last visit three years ago.
The Military Power Seminar 2012 Minister of Defence Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen
- This is truly a milestone event, and it marks an important step forward in ensuring both our future military capability and industrial opportunities for the Norwegian defence industry, said State Secretary of Defence Eirik Øwre Thorshaug after he
All photos (jpg, about 3,5 and 3,2 Mb.) can be used free of charge. Any picture used must be credited to the photographer. Click on photo for print version. Photos by: Torgeir Haugaard, Norwegian Defence Media Centre. Minister of Defence Anne-Grete
Halifax International Security Forum, 17. november 2012.
- Our current submarines will reach the end of their service life after 2020. I am therefore very pleased that the process that will eventually allow us to decide on how to best secure the continuation of a Norwegian submarine capability beyond this
Speech by Director General Kjersti Klæboe at the Veterans conference: “To serve and care - before, during and beyond”, 6 November 2012.
Nordic-Baltic Veterans Conference 2012 Opening speech by Defence Minister Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen 6 November 2012 Dear participants, Ladies and gentlemen, It is a great pleasure for me to welcome you to Oslo and to the first Nordic-Baltic
On October 25th the Norwegian Red Cross and the Norwegian military held a seminar with emphasis on drones and cyber warfare, and their implications on international human rights. Here are the opening remarks by state secretary Eirik Øwre Thorhaug.
A Norwegian frigate will be command ship for one of NATO’s standing naval forces for the second half of 2013. "The frigate will thus be leading the important task of combating pirate activity off the coast of the Horn of Africa", says Defence
Informal Meeting of the Defence Ministers of the Troop-Contributing Nations in ISAF's Regional Command North in Brussels on 10 October 2012
The Norwegian government proposes to spend nearly USD 7.4 billion/EUR 5,5 billion/NOK 42.2 billion on defence in 2013, a real increase from 2012 of USD 52.5 million/EUR 39 million/NOK 300 million. This comes on top of continued efficiency gains
- The key to a successful transformation is to remain flexible. We must be able to adapt to changing circumstances, Minister of Defence Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen said at the Army Summit.
Press release by The Spanish and Norwegian Ministries of Defence on the way forward concerning the Communication Satellite cooperation programme - HISNORSAT.
After more than seven years in the Faryab province, the Norwegian Armed Forces Tuesday marked the transfer of responsibility for security and for the base itself to the Afghan authorities.