Norwegian Fridtjof Nansen-class frigate HNoMS Roald Amundsen (F 311) departs Kiel, Germany for the Baltic. Norway plans to increase the size of its fleet with five new frigates and five new submarines by 2036.
Laura Kayali and Paul Mclearly – Politico.com April 5, 2024
The Norwegian government on Friday unveiled a proposal to increase defense spending by 600 billion kroner (€51 billion) in the next 12 years —calling it a “historic boost.”
“We need major investments in our forces, and 12 years will allow for a longer planning cycle and more predictability,” Deputy Defense Minister Anne Marie Aanerud told POLITICO on Thursday on the sidelines of the Norwegian-American Defense Conference in Washington.
The country aims to spend 1.6 trillion kroner overall by 2036 — doubling the current defense budget — to boost its industrial base and grow its armed forces.
The navy will get the biggest chunk of the cash and can expect at least five new frigates with anti-submarine helicopters, at least five new submarines as well as 10 large and 18 smaller vessels.
Oslo will buy long-range air defense systems; double the number of National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS), which will be upgraded to better protect against missiles and drones; and increase surveillance with more vessels, satellite and drones.
Norway plans to have about 4,600 more conscripts and 13,700 more reservists by 2036.
“We need a defense that is fit for purpose in the emerging security environment,” said Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. “This plan represents a historic boost in defense spending, and involves a significant strengthening of all branches of the armed forces.”
Norway, one of NATO’s founding members, will hit the alliance’s goal of spending 2 percent of its GDP on defense this year for the first time. The Nordic country shares an Arctic border with Russia.
Politico?
Okay, Norway is stilly wealthy, so they want a quiet life, they don’t want any more massacres.
Essentially, these are extortion payments to prop up the sinking US economy.
If Norway wants to know how doubling its military spending ends it just needs look at America’s major cities and their crumbling infrastructure, homeless tent cities and big store flash mobs. They don’t need to import immigrants to collapse society but that’ll help get there sooner. It increases outside dangers as they risk going to war with America’s enemies and it risks internal dangers as society begins to break down. So doubling military spending doubles the chances of war while making both more likely at the same time.
Siding with Jew Commie USA against White Christian Russia: superficially, this is the opposite of when NATO was invented
scandinavians in hysteria .
russia is not interested in you !
Norway is going to have a “historic boost in defense spending” and add a bunch of floating gay bath-houses, with an adequate number of requisite glory-holes I assume. Well, Norway increasing it’s military, and navy in particular, is sure going to make a few cuntries shit their pants….if it were 1500 years ago.
“’We need a defense that is fit for purpose in the emerging security environment,’ said Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.” Oh, for sure, the “emerging security environment”…yup, you had better buckle up, as there is no telling who the rabid Jewnited States and/or Israhell is going to attack next in their bloodthirsty satanic rampage of destruction and mass murder.
Total lunacy. It takes more than money to fight a successful war. The morons spouting this will likely take a good chunk of the extra funds and depart the area. Has the entire Europe / West went nuts? Are the citizens of these nations ready to die over this stupid crap?
They say Norway and Sweden are the light house of the liberal world. They have the highest standard of living in the whole world they say even without beaches and rainforests, self sufficiency and what looks like autonomy long lost. The Meek shall not inherent the earth.