Norway

Scandinavian Seaplanes, Norway’s largest seaplane operator, has signed a strategic partnership with Dovetail Electric Aviation to electrify its fleet.

Norway is to spend an extra 600 billion krone ($56 billion) on defense over the next 12 years, building up a stronger navy and ground-based air defenses.

European Union and national government investments in Norway’s missile and ammunition industries are being focused on building increased production capacity.

Norwegian air accident investigators probing the fatal crash of a Sikorsky S-92 say the aircraft landed on the water with “limited energy.”

Norwegian authorities have recovered the wreckage of a Sikorsky S-92 helicopter that crashed into the sea on Feb. 28, killing one and injuring five onboard.

Norwegian oil companies have halted all flights to offshore platforms following a fatal accident involving a Bristow-operated Sikorsky S-92 on Feb. 28.

A Raytheon/Kongsberg team has tested an upgraded Amraam-ER surface-to-air missile featuring a new version of the seeker and booster rocket motor.

Norway has joined the growing number of C-130J Hercules operators to begin upgrading its aircraft to the Block 8.1 standard.

Despite losing the energy market, Airbus has sold about 100 H225s in five years and aims to repeat that before the turn of the decade.

Norway is to supply two Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters and a cadre of flight instructors to support the training of Ukrainian pilots in Denmark.

Norwegian says it strongly disagrees with the competition authority's assessment and says the majority of documentation it provided has not been considered.

Three F-16s of the 32 purchased by Romania left the Rygge airbase near Oslo on Nov. 28 following upgrade and maintenance to prepare them for Romanian service.

Development of the Super Sonic Strike Missile (3SM) Tyrfing is to be led by Kongsberg for Norway and Germany.

Oslo says it wants to increase its number of Nasams batteries and improve versatility by adding new weapons options to the system.

Norway’s Andøya Spaceport has opened new facilities to enable satellite launches from the High North of Scandinavia.

The Oct. 26 contract—worth $364.3 million—covers production and delivery of the six MH-60R helicopters for Norway.

Flight testing will resume next fall after a two-year hiatus on a new version of a U.S. Navy- and Norwegian military-funded Nammo SFRJ missile.

The European Union is making €300 million ($318 million) available to member states in a bid to encourage common procurement of defense equipment.

Financial support for subsidized regional air routes in Norway is to be doubled.

Widerøe's and DAT's contracts for the subsidized regional services will start from next April and are expected to lower fares by half.

Skyports Drone Services has begun delivering spare parts and other packages on demand to oil rigs in the North Sea.

The remarks by the Dutch defense minister may temper expectations of the first donated, single-engine fighters being delivered by year-end.

Norwegian Air Shuttle is reconsidering ordering the Boeing 737-10 for its fleet after being reassured of its range.

Norwegian drone logistics startup Aviant has launched its Kyte home delivery service in Norway.

Less than three years after having been forced to file for bankruptcy, Norwegian is pressing ahead with another transformative move by buying Widerøe.