Nerdic Defence

Likely named by a 12 year old.

Norway intercepts Russian bombers escorted by aerobatic team jet Norwegian Armed Forces confirmed Friday that two Norwegian F-35 fighter jets identified and shadowed two Russian Tu-95 Bear-H strategic bombers and two Su-35 Flanker-M fighter aircraft operating in in...

Norway intercepts Russian bombers escorted by aerobatic team jet

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A sign of wear and tear on the airframes available for these missions?

The Swedish Armed Forces confirm that the drone detected at the vicinity of the nuclear aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle during the visit in Malmö was launched from the Russian SIGINT ship Zhigulevsk. The drone was intercepted using EW, either returned to ship or downed

The spiritual successor is the Patria 6x6, which has since 2019 already outsold the XA-series, mostly thanks to the cross-national CAVS programme.

A SISU XA-180 APC. Finnish soldiers guard the area of the meeting of the Joint Civilian Commission. They are sitting on top of an SISU (XA-180) IFOR (implementation Force) armored personnel carrier at a checkpoint situated in the Nordic Polish Brigade area of operation near the town of Doboj, Bosnia-Herzegovina on March 26, 1996 during Operation Joint Endeavor.

Vintage Friday: A Sisu XA-180 in service with Finnish IFOR troops in 1996. The first XA-180 prototypes were ready in 1982, and the vehicle and its descendants proved a successful product for Sisu (and later for Patria), with around 1300 produced. Seen in many peacekeeping missions around the world.

Swedens minister of defense points to a Russian warship after yesterday’s drone intrusion against French carrier Charles de Gaulle.

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UK and Norway sign new naval helicopter pact The United Kingdom and Norway have signed a new agreement deepening helicopter cooperation between their navies, allowing British aircraft to operate from Norwegian warships and bases.

The United Kingdom and Norway have signed a new agreement deepening helicopter cooperation between their navies, allowing British aircraft to operate from Norwegian warships and bases.
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Uppgifter: Allvarligt hot mot energisystemen för hela Norden FRA bekräftar ökad vaksamhet • Myndigheter i internationell insats

The power infrastructure of the entire Nordics face a credible threat of attack in the near future.

@Nyheterna has a source whom SE authorities confirm, including FRA, Sweden NSA.

Significant preparations are in play, among them police being sent to key infrastructure.

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French Navy aircraft carrier FS Charles de Gaulle (R91) coming into Malmo, Sweden - February 24, 2026 SRC: FB- Seko Sjofolk

Rysk drönare närmade sig franska hangarfartyget i Malmö – stördes ut En rysk drönare har närmat sig det franska hangarfartyget Charles de Gaulle, som just nu befinner sig i Sverige. Det erfar SVT. Drönaren upptäcktes av det svenska försvaret som inledde motåtgärder mot...

A Russian drone was intercepted by Swedish armed forces as it approached French carrier Charles De Gaulle, currently docked in south Sweden.

Took of from a Russian ship but disappeared after electronic warfare actions were taken.

Caveat, media understanding, but seemingly confirmed by MOD =).

Getting aid into Canada or Mexico over the ocean would be much, much harder than into Ukraine over land.

a man standing in front of a monster with the words " it 's afraid " above him Alt: a man standing in front of a monster with the words " it 's afraid " above him

”US orders diplomats to fight EU data sovereignty initiatives”

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European manufacturing of drones based on Ukrainian expertise continues to grow.

Ukrainian drone are now being produced in the UK, and $950m worth of deals were signed with Danish, Finnish, and Latvian companies.

Europe's defence is stronger when we work together.🇪🇺🤝🇺🇦🛡️

#Russia trawlers milling back'n'forth at #Svalbard #Spitsbergen #NO #Norway

Some #subsea cables to be aware of.

#Melkart3 #Melkart-3 8801931
#Melkart4 #Melkart-4 8714530

Noe av Terry Pratchett? Lettlest og morsomt, men også med dyp empati og innsikt i menneskenes kår.

These would certainly have turned 8 yo me communist! Off to research Kinderpanzer the rest of the afternoon!

#Luftwaffe joining #RDAF and #RSAF in #Arctic #Iceland #Greeland

Source FB 'Arktisk Kommando'

#Gripen
#F35
#Eurofighter #Typhoon
#Airbus #A400M #Atlas

#DK #Denmark #DE #Germany #SE #Sweden
#NATO #ArcticSentry
#EU #Europe

Hærens CV90-vogner oppgraderes 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 Army's CV90 vehicles are getting an upgrade, and much of the work is done the Defence Material Agency themselves, claiming significant savings. The subject of the upgrade is the digital components of the vehicles. www.fma.no/aktuelt-og-m...

Økonomisk plan: Regeringen øger forsvarsudgifterne markant allerede fra 2026 Kongeriget Danmark står over for flere og mere alvorlige sikkerhedspolitiske trusler end i mange år. Med 2035-planen vil regeringen derfor øge forsvarsudgifterne markant og nå NATO-målet om 3,5 procen...

The Danish government proposes a plan to reach the NATO goal of 3.5% of GDP on defence within 2035, which is five years earlier than previous plans. www.fmn.dk/da/nyheder/2...

Spanish yard to build four support ships for Swedish Royal Navy The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration and Spain's Freire Shipyard have entered into an agreement wherein Freire will build four new support vessels for th

Spanish-built support vessels for Swedish #Navy

#ES #Spain #SE #Sweden
#NATO #EU

@nerdicdefence.bsky.social
@58north.bsky.social

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Nye fartøy blir forsinket med flere år Sjøforsvarets nye standardiserte fartøy skulle bli levert fra 2028. Nå er leveransen utsatt med flere år.

Royal Norwegian Navy's new standardized vessel classes delayed "several years". Date pushed back from extremely ambitious 2028 time frame. www.forsvaretsforum.no/flateplanen-...

EU Commission President von der Leyen, European Council President Costa, and leaders of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, and Croatia arrive in Kyiv on the 4th anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion
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📷 Sybiha via X

Could MQ-9B drones draw Canada and Denmark closer in Arctic surveillance? Both countries have ordered MQ-9B drones from General Dynamics, a hardware choice that some experts believe offers cooperation prospects in the High North.

Opportunity for danish-canadian coorperation on Sea Guardian #drone #drones to operate in #HighNorth #Arctic

#DK #Denmark #Canada #GL #Greenland
#MQ9B #MQ-9B #SeaGuardian

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@58deg.bsky.social
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Why The Arctic May be the 'Most Dangerous Place on Earth' As the Arctic climate warms rapidly, high-north geopolitics and military tensions are heating up too.

Cool to be quoted in the great TIME story by Tom Yulsman. The topic, though, is pretty serious and not cool at all 🇷🇺☢️🚀❄️.

Northern Fleet Warns of Missile Activity in Norwegian EEZ on Anniversary of Ukraine Invasion The Norwegian Armed Forces are closely monitoring the situation. However, the Norwegians stress that it is Russia’s responsibility to ensure the activity is conducted safely.

Russia’s Northern Fleet has notified civilian aviation authorities and maritime traffic about planned missile firing in a section of the Barents Sea that spans both sides of the Russian–Norwegian maritime border.

Sony MSX-2 home computer

I have a soft spot for the Sony MSX2:

Sweden prepares to put a foot back in blue water with frigate acquisition - Naval News The acquisition of the Luleå-class air defence frigate will revive a measure of blue water capability for Sweden and allow it to better contribute to NATO maritime tasks, the Chief of Royal Swedish Na...

The acquisition of air defence frigates will revive a measure of blue water capability for the Royal Swedish Navy (RSwN) and allow it to better contribute to NATO maritime tasks, the service’s most senior officer has said 🇸🇪
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I would think that would fit better for a collection of warships, right?

Trekker utviklingen nordover Hva er begrensningene til autonome systemer i kaldt vær? Akkurat nå er Forsvaret, industrien og forskningsmiljøer samlet til øvelse Heimdall i Troms for å komme nærmere en løsning på denne utfordringe...

Norwegian Armed Forces, industry and scientists are testing the limits of unmanned systems in Arctic conditions. www.forsvaret.no/aktuelt-og-p...