Nerdic Defence
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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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Short stay: The soldier who illegally snuck into Finland through the woods and asked for asylum in June was deported back to Russia on Friday.
Finland deports Wagner fighter back to Russia
The soldier who illegally snuck into Finland through the woods and asked for asylum in June was deported back to Russia on Friday.
www.thebarentsobserver.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Short stay: The soldier who illegally snuck into Finland through the woods and asked for asylum in June was deported back to Russia on Friday.
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Norway: "England builds preparedness..." Given ever growing UK interest in Nordic #comprehensivesecurity / #totaldefence, a reminder they are approaches in constant preparedness evolution. Some areas may pose vulnerabilities, in this case #PNT... #HighNorth www.nordnorskdebatt.no/england-bygg...
England bygger beredskap – Norge må våkne
Mens Norge diskuterer beredskap, bygger England den. Der etableres nå et nasjonalt eLORAN-system – et robust, jordbasert alternativ til GPS. Det skal sikre posisjon, navigasjon og tid (PNT) for kritis...
www.nordnorskdebatt.no
November 16, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Norway: "England builds preparedness..." Given ever growing UK interest in Nordic #comprehensivesecurity / #totaldefence, a reminder they are approaches in constant preparedness evolution. Some areas may pose vulnerabilities, in this case #PNT... #HighNorth www.nordnorskdebatt.no/england-bygg...
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OPERATION TEDDYBEAR UPDATE ⚠️🥳
we are well underway in the planning and execution of OP Teddybear! Thousands of gifts are being packed and prepared for 🇺🇦 hospitals and orphanages.
Support our important work at linktr.ee/Vaukraine
we are well underway in the planning and execution of OP Teddybear! Thousands of gifts are being packed and prepared for 🇺🇦 hospitals and orphanages.
Support our important work at linktr.ee/Vaukraine
November 15, 2025 at 11:13 PM
OPERATION TEDDYBEAR UPDATE ⚠️🥳
we are well underway in the planning and execution of OP Teddybear! Thousands of gifts are being packed and prepared for 🇺🇦 hospitals and orphanages.
Support our important work at linktr.ee/Vaukraine
we are well underway in the planning and execution of OP Teddybear! Thousands of gifts are being packed and prepared for 🇺🇦 hospitals and orphanages.
Support our important work at linktr.ee/Vaukraine
Andøya air base not to be used for NATO exercise Cold Response, due to runway lacking proper maintenance. Aircraft to be dispersed to other bases in Northern Norway. www.forsvaretsforum.no/andoya-andoy...
Må vrake Andøya i stor Nato-øvelse
Forsvarsminister Tore Sandvik melder at alliert aktivitet på Andøya ikke blir noe av under øvelsen Cold Response kommende vinter.
www.forsvaretsforum.no
November 16, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Andøya air base not to be used for NATO exercise Cold Response, due to runway lacking proper maintenance. Aircraft to be dispersed to other bases in Northern Norway. www.forsvaretsforum.no/andoya-andoy...
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🇸🇪 Flares release at 🇬🇧 Donna Nook Air Weapons Range.
Swedish Air Force sent two JAS 39D #Gripen to RAF Coningsby earlier this week.
Photo: Alan Knight www.flickr.com/photos/elfin...
Swedish Air Force sent two JAS 39D #Gripen to RAF Coningsby earlier this week.
Photo: Alan Knight www.flickr.com/photos/elfin...
November 15, 2025 at 8:44 PM
🇸🇪 Flares release at 🇬🇧 Donna Nook Air Weapons Range.
Swedish Air Force sent two JAS 39D #Gripen to RAF Coningsby earlier this week.
Photo: Alan Knight www.flickr.com/photos/elfin...
Swedish Air Force sent two JAS 39D #Gripen to RAF Coningsby earlier this week.
Photo: Alan Knight www.flickr.com/photos/elfin...
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In the latest provocation, a Baltic Fleet special forces unit conducted parachute-landing and prisoner-capture exercises in the Kaliningrad region, directly along the borders of Lithuania and Poland.
My latest…
My latest…
While America Eyes a War in Venezuela, Russia Continues its Escalation Against NATO
Russia Carries Out Hamas-Style Exercises Near NATO Borders
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November 15, 2025 at 12:35 AM
In the latest provocation, a Baltic Fleet special forces unit conducted parachute-landing and prisoner-capture exercises in the Kaliningrad region, directly along the borders of Lithuania and Poland.
My latest…
My latest…
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Tweeting before morning coffee is a bit risky but this actually happened.. so welcome 🇨🇴 #Colombia 💪🪅🎉
#Gripen E/F deal signed. 15 E + 2 F.
www.saab.com/newsroom/pre...
#Gripen E/F deal signed. 15 E + 2 F.
www.saab.com/newsroom/pre...
November 15, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Tweeting before morning coffee is a bit risky but this actually happened.. so welcome 🇨🇴 #Colombia 💪🪅🎉
#Gripen E/F deal signed. 15 E + 2 F.
www.saab.com/newsroom/pre...
#Gripen E/F deal signed. 15 E + 2 F.
www.saab.com/newsroom/pre...
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Can never have too much fuel right?
🇧🇷 F-39E #Gripen air to air refuelling while carrying three drop tanks, two bombs and two IRIS-T missiles.
Photo: Saab AB www.saab.com/newsroom/pre...
🇧🇷 F-39E #Gripen air to air refuelling while carrying three drop tanks, two bombs and two IRIS-T missiles.
Photo: Saab AB www.saab.com/newsroom/pre...
November 14, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Can never have too much fuel right?
🇧🇷 F-39E #Gripen air to air refuelling while carrying three drop tanks, two bombs and two IRIS-T missiles.
Photo: Saab AB www.saab.com/newsroom/pre...
🇧🇷 F-39E #Gripen air to air refuelling while carrying three drop tanks, two bombs and two IRIS-T missiles.
Photo: Saab AB www.saab.com/newsroom/pre...
Vintage Friday: During the 1993 Swedish tank trials, the T-80U was not a participant, but it was trialled separately the next year.
November 14, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Vintage Friday: During the 1993 Swedish tank trials, the T-80U was not a participant, but it was trialled separately the next year.
The Norwegian Armed Forces has released a short documentary about the 100 days Arctic patrol experiment. With English subtitles! www.youtube.com/watch?v=9h7M...
100 dager. Alene. Sammen.
YouTube video by Forsvaret
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November 13, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The Norwegian Armed Forces has released a short documentary about the 100 days Arctic patrol experiment. With English subtitles! www.youtube.com/watch?v=9h7M...
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⚡️ Nordics, Baltics pledge $500 million arms package for Ukraine under NATO-led scheme.
Nordics, Baltics pledge $500 million arms package for Ukraine under NATO-led scheme
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, and Sweden have agreed on a joint arms donation "intended to ensure air defense and support for the Ukrainian Air Force," the Danish Defe...
kyivindependent.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:23 PM
⚡️ Nordics, Baltics pledge $500 million arms package for Ukraine under NATO-led scheme.
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E-7 Wedgetail dead as NATO AWACS replacement. A huge shift, in particular as it is "Due to the US withdrawal" and "goal remains to have [...] aircraft operational by 2035" and "US withdrawal also demonstrates importance of investing as much as possible in European industry." Saab GlobalEye inbound?
Awacs-partners zoeken alternatief voor vervanging vloot
Nederland ziet samen met een aantal partnerlanden af van de verwerving van 6 Boeing E-7 Wedgetails. Ze waren in beeld als opvolger van de Boeings E-3A, die nu als Awacs-toestellen worden gebruikt. Dez...
www.defensie.nl
November 13, 2025 at 11:54 AM
E-7 Wedgetail dead as NATO AWACS replacement. A huge shift, in particular as it is "Due to the US withdrawal" and "goal remains to have [...] aircraft operational by 2035" and "US withdrawal also demonstrates importance of investing as much as possible in European industry." Saab GlobalEye inbound?
1031 companies in Norway have controlling interests from China, Russia or Iran. Additionally several (double digits) of these companies are involved in critical infrastructure. www.nrk.no/norge/utlend...
Utlendingar kontrollerer tusenvis av norske selskap: – Vanvitig
1031 bedrifter i Noreg blir kontrollerte av personar med russisk, kinesisk eller iransk statsborgarskap. – Eit betydeleg innsyn vi ikkje har hatt før.
www.nrk.no
November 13, 2025 at 8:31 AM
1031 companies in Norway have controlling interests from China, Russia or Iran. Additionally several (double digits) of these companies are involved in critical infrastructure. www.nrk.no/norge/utlend...
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Already during the GWOT there were serious concerns about sharing intel and prisoners with the US, but this is a whole new level. As a reservist during that time I actually wrote some letters to politicians to highlight this, but got only mealy-mouthed non-answers back.
I wrote on the UK's reported suspension of some intel sharing with the US on legal grounds. I spoke to several former intel officials & all agreed that they could not think of a comparable case over decades. Some expressed serious concern over retaliation www.economist.com/britain/2025...
November 13, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Already during the GWOT there were serious concerns about sharing intel and prisoners with the US, but this is a whole new level. As a reservist during that time I actually wrote some letters to politicians to highlight this, but got only mealy-mouthed non-answers back.
Australia now has a permanent defence liaison in Norway to facilitate missile systems cooperation. Australia operates both NSM and JSM from Kongsberg. www.fma.no/aktuelt-og-m...
Australsk forsvarsliaison er på plass i Oslo – styrker missilsamarbeidet
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...
www.fma.no
November 13, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Australia now has a permanent defence liaison in Norway to facilitate missile systems cooperation. Australia operates both NSM and JSM from Kongsberg. www.fma.no/aktuelt-og-m...
NORDEFCO met yesterday in Helsini, with both ministers of defence and defence chiefs from the participating countries. www.fmn.dk/da/nyheder/2...
NORDEFCO-møde med fokus på styrket kampkraft og samarbejde i NATO
Forsvarsminister Troels Lund Poulsen deltager i dag i NORDEFCO-forsvarsministermøde i Helsinki. Fokus er bl.a. på styrket nordisk kampkraft og samarbejde i NATO-regi. Efterfølgende mødes ministeren me...
www.fmn.dk
November 13, 2025 at 7:09 AM
NORDEFCO met yesterday in Helsini, with both ministers of defence and defence chiefs from the participating countries. www.fmn.dk/da/nyheder/2...
More drones and more men are needed, according to the Norwegian Home Guard Council, a civilian advisory board for the Home Guard. The board is the only one of its kind in the Norwegian Armed Forces, due to the unique nature of the Home Guard. www.forsvaretsforum.no/droner-eirik...
Krever større mannskap og flere droner
Det blir dyrere å handle forsvarsmateriell. Lederen for landsrådet mener Heimevernet må se til norsk industri.
www.forsvaretsforum.no
November 13, 2025 at 7:07 AM
More drones and more men are needed, according to the Norwegian Home Guard Council, a civilian advisory board for the Home Guard. The board is the only one of its kind in the Norwegian Armed Forces, due to the unique nature of the Home Guard. www.forsvaretsforum.no/droner-eirik...
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STOCKHOLM — As a NATO anti-submarine warfare exercise kicked off this week, top commanders said that with Sweden in the alliance, the Baltic Sea is now a “lake full of NATO submarines” under unified command. breakingdefense.com/2025/11/with...
With Sweden, Baltic Sea now a ‘lake full of NATO submarines’ - Breaking Defense
Sweden’s entry into NATO has dramatically shifted the formerly non-military aligned nation’s naval doctrine: no longer just defending its own shores, the Swedish navy now guards the alliance’s eastern...
breakingdefense.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:29 PM
STOCKHOLM — As a NATO anti-submarine warfare exercise kicked off this week, top commanders said that with Sweden in the alliance, the Baltic Sea is now a “lake full of NATO submarines” under unified command. breakingdefense.com/2025/11/with...
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🇩🇰Denmark signs contract with Saab for additional 84mm Carl-Gustaf M4 recoilless rifles, ammunition and training equipment worth 450m DKK (47m EUR) as a follow up on the first M4 order in 2022.
The Danish Army had 1,117 Carl-Gustaf M2 and M3 by the end of the #Coldwar
The Danish Army had 1,117 Carl-Gustaf M2 and M3 by the end of the #Coldwar
November 12, 2025 at 11:14 AM
🇩🇰Denmark signs contract with Saab for additional 84mm Carl-Gustaf M4 recoilless rifles, ammunition and training equipment worth 450m DKK (47m EUR) as a follow up on the first M4 order in 2022.
The Danish Army had 1,117 Carl-Gustaf M2 and M3 by the end of the #Coldwar
The Danish Army had 1,117 Carl-Gustaf M2 and M3 by the end of the #Coldwar
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The procurement covers the weapon system, associated ammunition and training kit intended to support Danish forces, according to Saab.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/?p=63896
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/?p=63896
Saab wins Carl-Gustaf order from Denmark
The procurement covers the weapon system, associated ammunition and training kit intended to support Danish forces, according to Saab.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk
November 12, 2025 at 11:46 AM
The procurement covers the weapon system, associated ammunition and training kit intended to support Danish forces, according to Saab.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/?p=63896
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/?p=63896
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Denmark commits €188M more to Ukraine through its 28th military aid package, funding Ukrainian defense industry directly and securing US weapons through NATO
"As long as Russia doesn't want peace, we must ensure Ukraine is in the best possible position”
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/11/d...
"As long as Russia doesn't want peace, we must ensure Ukraine is in the best possible position”
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/11/d...
Denmark commits €188mn through “Danish model” to strengthen Ukraine’s hand both militarily and diplomatically
Package splits funding between Ukrainian defense industry, NATO initiative securing US weapons, and fuel deliveries as Copenhagen urges allies to contribute.
euromaidanpress.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Denmark commits €188M more to Ukraine through its 28th military aid package, funding Ukrainian defense industry directly and securing US weapons through NATO
"As long as Russia doesn't want peace, we must ensure Ukraine is in the best possible position”
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/11/d...
"As long as Russia doesn't want peace, we must ensure Ukraine is in the best possible position”
euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/11/d...
