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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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Avtale om ammunisjon til de nye stridsvognene Leopard 2 A8 NOR Forsvarsmateriell utruster Forsvaret med relevant og tidsriktig materiell for å bidra til Forsvarets operative evne. Etaten foretar investeringer og forvalter materiellet gjennom levetiden. Dette gjel...

The Norwegian Defence Materiel Administration has signed a contract for delivery of new 120mm ammo for the Leopard 2A8 tanks to be fielded in the Norwegian Army. www.fma.no/aktuelt-og-m...

11.12.2025 15:04 — 👍 8    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Anskaffelse af minekastersystemer FMI har underskrevet en kontrakt på anskaffelse af minekastersystemer til Forsvaret. En kapacitet, som er et vigtigt element i opbygningen af den tunge brigade.

The Danish Armed Forces will receive a number of mine laying systems from Dynamit Nobel Defence GmbH. The picture is a similar system, not the exact Danish future configuration. www.fmi.dk/da/nyheder/2...

11.12.2025 14:56 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Kontrakt på tyskproduceret jordbaseret luftforsvar underskrevet Forsvarsministeriets Materiel- og Indkøbsstyrelse (FMI) har underskrevet en tredje kontrakt på et jordbaseret luftforsvarssystem. Der anskaffes et antal IRIS-T SLM-systemer fra den tyske leverandør Di...

DK DALO has signed an order for a number of additional IRIS-T SLM systems from Diehl Defence through the European Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI). www.fmi.dk/da/nyheder/2...

11.12.2025 14:55 — 👍 8    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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I saw how Kharkiv's hospitals survived bombardment. NATO needs to learn before 2026. - Euromaidan Press Kharkiv's hospitals survived 3 years under bombardment. Baltic hospitals would collapse in days—unless NATO acts at the 2026 Summit.

An article from Jonas Hård af Segerstad the Founder and Strategic Relations Lead of 1 for Ukraine, a Swedish non-profit delivering medical equipment to hospitals in eastern Ukraine. euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/06/i...

11.12.2025 14:20 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Why a Ukrainian peace deal wouldn’t impact Swedish Gripen-E delivery times - Breaking Defense Sweden's defense minister told Breaking Defense that his government is "looking into" sending older Gripen models to Ukraine.

🇸🇪 Defmin gave an update on #Gripen to #Ukraine 🇺🇦

Not much news per se. Talks continuing. A Joint Working Group is looking at needs, schedule and financing.

Why a Ukrainian peace deal wouldn’t impact Swedish Gripen-E delivery times breakingdefense.com/2025/12/why-...

10.12.2025 15:54 — 👍 50    🔁 8    💬 1    📌 0
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🔺Baltic Sea activity - Breaking!

A Russian Navy Northern Fleet Pr.1155 Udaloy class destroyer, likely BPK-619 “Severomorsk”, VISID entered the Baltic Sea, 10 December 2025.

⚠️Unit joins BPK-626 "Vice Admiral Kulakov" as a SECOND NORFLT ASW asset to operate in the Baltic. POSS EX activity inbound.

10.12.2025 09:55 — 👍 17    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 1

Severomorsk might be coming to replace Kulakov, to increase the presence in the Baltic, or perhaps a combination of both, having two Udaloy's there for a period before one returns to the north.

The Northern Fleet reinforcing the Baltic is slowly becoming the new normal.

10.12.2025 10:10 — 👍 29    🔁 6    💬 1    📌 0
New U.S. security strategy calls for regime change in Europe
YouTube video by Anders Puck Nielsen New U.S. security strategy calls for regime change in Europe

When I started making YouTube videos, I did not imagine that I would one day make one with this title. Watch here for my breakdown of the new U.S. National Security Strategy.

09.12.2025 18:44 — 👍 528    🔁 156    💬 38    📌 27

Be like Finland.

10.12.2025 08:45 — 👍 26    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 0
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European Council president warns US not to interfere in Europe’s affairs The new US national security strategy codifies a seismic shift in transatlantic relations, say experts

“The US is now officially committed, alongside Moscow, to interfering in European electoral politics to promote nationalist and anti-EU parties of the far right.”

We in the North would do well to watch closely how US foreign policy plays out in the EU.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

09.12.2025 20:36 — 👍 25    🔁 10    💬 2    📌 2
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MSB:s karta: Här är det störst risk för angrepp MSB har kartlagt var i Sverige det finns en förhöjd risk för angrepp om det skulle bli krig. Resultatet är att 128 av 290 kommuner har en högre risk. Om befolkning skulle behöva evakueras skulle det b...

The Swedish Civil Defence and Resilience Agency has for the first time since the 90s mapped the areas with a heightened level of risk in an armed conflict. www.svt.se/nyheter/inri...

10.12.2025 07:34 — 👍 16    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0

Same goes for ex-danish tankers from #Torm #Norden #Hafnia #Maersk

#Danwatch
@jakobbohr.bsky.social
@glistrup.bsky.social

bsky.app/profile/vess...

10.12.2025 05:39 — 👍 6    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Nu dukker USA op i Danmarks vigtigste trusselsvurdering: »Vi balancerer mellem to poler,« erkender FE-chef For første gang optræder USA, Danmarks vigtigste allierede siden Anden Verdenskrig, på negativsiden i en officiel efterretningsrapport om trusler mod rigsfællesskabet. »Det er en kamp mod uret,« siger...

For the first time since WWII the US is on the negative side of the balance sheet in Danish intelligence threat assesment report. www.berlingske.dk/internationa...

10.12.2025 07:07 — 👍 39    🔁 18    💬 2    📌 0
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Finland steps up anti-drone defences amid concerns about Russia Finland has acquired hundreds of drone jammers and detectors, its military said on Tuesday, as countries on NATO's eastern flank strengthen their defences following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

www.reuters.com/business/aer...

10.12.2025 06:07 — 👍 10    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

A disaster waiting to happen. 🤯

09.12.2025 18:34 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

And here it is:

09.12.2025 11:16 — 👍 8    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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An undisclosed number of Enok light reconnaissance vehicles from German Armored Car Systems are being acquired for the Danish Army. The vehicle is based on the Mercedes GD already in use in the army.

www.fmi.dk/da/nyheder/2...

09.12.2025 00:29 — 👍 8    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Hvad skal man efterhånden tænke? Beredskabsministeriet efterlever ikke selv beredskabsloven Den nationale beredskabsplan er ikke opdateret i seks år og er »dermed uaktuel«, konkluderer Rigsrevisionen. Det kan forringe Danmarks evne til at håndtere en krise og betyder også, at Beredskabsminis...

The new Danish Ministry of Resilience and Preparedness reportedly not fulfilling its remit very well. The national preparedness plan has not been updated since before COVID. jyllands-posten.dk/politik/ECE1...

09.12.2025 07:14 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Thomas Boe Hornburg blir Støres nasjonale sikkerhetsrådgiver - Altinget Framover skal Hornburg rådig statsministeren i spørsmål som berører nasjonal sikkerhet og oppfølgingen av nasjonal sikkerhetsstrategi.

Norway has just appointed its first national security advisor, attached to the PM's office. Thomas Boe Hornburg is the first to fill the position. He's also the author of the national security strategy that was published in spring. www.altinget.no/artikkel/tho...

08.12.2025 16:22 — 👍 12    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 0
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Åpnet stort område for allierte: – Helt avgjørende Elvegårdsmoen leir i Bjerkvik blir et sentralt ledd når allierte styrker og materiell ankommer Norge.

Norway to set aside additional facilities for reception of allied forces in Bjerkvik in Northern Norway. www.forsvaretsforum.no/alliert-bjer...

08.12.2025 13:09 — 👍 8    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
Kongsberg Protector RS4 against a wooded background.

Kongsberg Protector RS4 against a wooded background.

Swedish Defence Materiel Administration orders additional Kongsberg Protector RS4 remote weapon stations, these for the CV90 fleet. The size of this order is around 400 million SEK. www.fmv.se/aktuellt--pr...

08.12.2025 13:04 — 👍 16    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Norge mister prestisje­oppdrag i Nato til Danmark Fra nyttår overtar Danmark den operative ledelsen av alliansens spesialstyrke-operasjoner i Nord-Europa.

NATO Special Operations Component Command responsibility to pass from Norway to Denmark during move to JFC Norfolk. www.vg.no/nyheter/i/Wv...

08.12.2025 07:12 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Swedish navy encountering Russian submarines ‘almost weekly’ – and more could be on the way Moscow ‘continuously reinforcing’ its presence in the region, says Swedish chief of operations Capt Marko Petkovic

Swedish navy encountering Russian submarines ‘almost weekly’ – and more could be on the way

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

06.12.2025 10:25 — 👍 66    🔁 26    💬 1    📌 2

Jarlsberg is the best cheese! 😘

07.12.2025 08:54 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Jeeesus Christ, today I was emotionally manipulated by AI. Not blaming you, Sebastian, it was pretty well made until one started examining the details.

07.12.2025 08:51 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Are danish authorities ignoring #Shadowfleet or slow-walking actions?

You can transport oil with vessel draft being less than 11m.
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You can pass #TheSound #Øresund with 8m so minor tankers can pass that way.

#DK #Denmark #DKPol #DKMedier

Source: #DMA #DanishMaritimeAuthority

07.12.2025 05:53 — 👍 11    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 0
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When the umbrella starts to leak: Securing NATO’s Eastern Flank after the new U.S. security strategy The new U.S. National Security Strategy shifts the United States to an unreliable ally at best – an active threat at worst. Europe and in particular NB8 countries on NATO’s Eastern Flan…

The new US #NationalSecurityStrategy is so alarming that I spent hours today on this piece, rather than my real work.

We the Europeans, and especially the #NB8 countries in #NATO 's Eastern Flank, MUST prepare to defend our #democracy and deter #Russia by ourselves.

jmkorhonen.net/2025/12/05/w...

05.12.2025 11:17 — 👍 228    🔁 107    💬 22    📌 22

I may be overdoing it with the optimism, but I think it’s good to have if black on white. Makes it easier for (or forces) European politicians to adjust.

Also, the policy spelled out in the strategy to interfere in European affairs for the benefit of the far right hopefully backfires.

05.12.2025 10:14 — 👍 360    🔁 89    💬 17    📌 9

Still might mean a considerable source of funding for the European far-right, as the State Dept pivots its operations, in addition to whatever the Russians and the US oligarchs provide.

05.12.2025 17:04 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Good 🧵:

05.12.2025 17:00 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

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