Tag: defence industry

UN Lebanon-mission in 1978: Norway wanted to support the UN and the US – sent troops off in a hurry without really understanding the consequences

Historians have now gone through classified documents to understand what really happened behind the scenes when Norway almost immediately agreed to participate in the UN force. Former UNIFIL soldier Harald Stanghelle is sceptical of some of the researchers' analyses.

Norwegian Air Force left decisions to others in Libya

Norway dropped nearly 600 bombs on Libya in 2011, but had little to do with deciding where those bombs should fall.

Funding to defend industry, or defend Norway?

New EU regulations can force the Norwegian government to make a choice. Will it subsidise the defence industry to promote national security, or is economic stimulus the major aim? A researcher says we should go for the first option.