Ministry of Defence
The Ministry of Defence is a Government Office with responsibility for the formation and implementation of Norwegian security and defence policy.
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Allied unity the key focus at NATO Summit
Norway offers to contribute to NATO’s stronger presence in the eastern member countries. The new security policy situation in Europe is at the top of the agenda for NATO’s Summit in Warsaw on 8-9 July.
Norwegian Government Proposes Historic Defence Spending Increase
The Norwegian Government today presented a white paper to Parliament describing the Long Term Plan for the Norwegian Armed Forces for the years 2017-2020. The Government recommends a gradual increase in the defence budget over the course of the coming four years to a 2020-level NOK 7.2 billion above 2016-levels, and that over the coming 20 years will see an accumulated total of NOK 165 billion in additional funding for the Norwegian Armed Forces.
Latest news
- AIM Norway established as a state-owned limited company 2016-09-27
- Øystein Bø: "Developing strategic partnership for the future" 2016-09-27
- Army Summit 2016 - Defence Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide’s opening remarks 2016-09-20
- Faulty Cooling Lines Identified on Two Norwegian F-35s 2016-09-16
- Eriksen Søreide: European jihadism and its international backdrop 2016-09-14
- NATO and the North Atlantic: Revitalizing Collective Defense and the Maritime Domain 2016-08-12
- Norway to continue support for Afghanistan 2016-07-09
- A Joint UK-Norwegian Declaration on Security in the North Atlantic and Bilateral Co-operation 2016-07-08
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Norwegian Government Proposes Significant Defence Budget Boost
The Norwegian Government proposes a 9.8% real terms defence budget increase for 2016, including a near doubling of funding for the F-35, a significant strengthening of the Intelligence Service and increased High North patrols.
Strategic partners for Norway’s future submarines
Based on economic, industrial and military assessments, the Norwegian Ministry of Defence has concluded that the French company Direction des Constructions Navales Services (DCNS) and the German company ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) are the strongest candidates if Norway decides to procure new submarines. The Ministry of Defence has decided to focus our future efforts towards these two companies and their respective national authorities.
The most important documents are bills (propositions), white papers, hearing documents and Official Norwegian Reports (NOUs). (These documents are primarily available in Norwegian.)
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E-mail: postmottak@fd.dep.no
Phone: + 47 23 09 80 00
Address: Pb. 8126 Dep., 0032 Oslo
Visitor address: Glacisgata 1, 0150 Oslo