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1. News article9 Oct 2026

   Norwegian medevac flights have evacuated over 3,000 wounded from Ukraine – team leader marks mission number 100

   • Bjørn Eidissen leads a medical team in the Norwegian Armed Forces. He joined flight number 100 to pick up wounded people from Ukraine. Norway has flown out over 3,000 patients so far.
   • Major General Anders Jernberg, head of the Armed Forces Logistics Organisation, joined the trip. He wanted to see for himself how important and demanding the work is, and to meet the staff.
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2. News article8 Oct 2026

   Defence and SPK agree guidelines; reporting of pensionable allowances backdated to 2020 now begins

   • From October, the Armed Forces start reporting pensionable allowances to the pension fund SPK. This goes back to 1 January 2020. People close to retirement come first, then other groups.
   • This follows a Supreme Court ruling on 2 April 2025 about two Coast Guard employees. Since then, Defence, SPK and ministries have worked out how it applies to other groups and allowances.
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3. News article8 Oct 2026

   Conscript firefighter at Ørland: three-minute response and 24/7 readiness at the main fighter base

   • Conscript fire soldiers at Ørland air station watch over flight activity at Norway's main fighter jet base. They are part of the military fire service.
   • Soldier Teodor Kvarsnes says aircraft fires are among the hardest things firefighters face. Every action must be right.
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4. News article6 Oct 2026

   Armed Forces creates three settlement coordinators to retain personnel and families in the north

   • The Defence Staff has asked the Army to create new settlement coordinator jobs. The money comes from the pay and incentive project. The goal is for more staff to be happy and stay in the north, especially in Finnmark.
   • The Train Regiment has created three jobs: an adviser and a coordinator at Bardufoss, and a coordinator at Porsangmoen. They will work as one team.
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5. News article5 Oct 2026

   Norwegian Valkyrie drones passed targeting data to US HIMARS via British and Norwegian systems at Bold Quest 2026

   • At the Bold Quest 2026 test event in Michigan, a Norwegian drone swarm called Valkyrie found a target. The data went to a Norwegian fire controller and was meant to reach a US rocket unit, HIMARS.
   • In the exercise the direct link was cut. So the data went via Norway, another country's system and back to the US. British forces passed the mission to the US unit.
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6. News article5 Oct 2026

   Norwegian Armed Forces launch a 'data constitution' to keep control of their own data and be able to switch suppliers

   • The Norwegian Armed Forces have introduced three new steering documents for digital development. They are meant to give common direction so data and new technology are used faster, more safely and more efficiently.
   • The Armed Forces will invest heavily in technology, cyber and IT. Before, technology choices were made separately. But what the Armed Forces need comes from systems, sensors, platforms and people working together, and data does not follow the organisation chart. So common direction is needed.
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7. News article28 Sept 2026

   14 Norwegian Cyber Defence soldiers honoured with NATO and national medals for communications support abroad

   • On 26 September 2026, 11 soldiers received a NATO medal and 3 received a Norwegian medal for international service, at a ceremony at Jørstadmoen near Lillehammer.
   • The medals were pinned on by Brigadier Pål Harald Svarstad. Lieutenant Colonel Marianne Kjøbstad and Veterans Inspector Colonel Ranie Tomter also offered congratulations.
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8. News article28 Sept 2026

   Norwegian defence chief: government to recommend NOK 85 billion in Ukraine aid for 2027

   • Norway's top military commander says helping Ukraine is among the Armed Forces' most important jobs, nearly five years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022.
   • The government plans to ask parliament to approve NOK 85 billion in Ukraine support next year – money Kristoffersen says will be spent as effectively as possible.
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9. News article28 Sept 2026

   Norwegian Home Guard HV-17 and Porsanger Battalion practised combined-arms combat at exercise Arctic Wolf

   • At Nyborgmoen camp in Nesseby, soldiers from Home Guard unit HV-17 practised defending an area against snipers from the Porsanger Battalion during exercise Arctic Wolf.
   • In the first fight, the attackers got through because HV-17 did not cover all their sectors well enough. In the second fight, the defenders held their ground.
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10. Press release24 Sept 2026

    Lieutenant General Lars Lervik takes command of the Norwegian Intelligence Service on 24 September 2026

    • Lars Lervik became the new head of Norway's Intelligence Service on 24 September 2026. The government appointed him in August 2026 for a six-year term — a time limit introduced by a new law from January 2026.
    • He replaces Nils Andreas Stensønes, who ran the service from 2020. Lervik himself was previously head of the Norwegian Army, also from 2020.
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