![]() ![]() ![]() The leader of the Norwegian Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence, Ine Eriksen Søreide (Right), is open to reconsidering the purchase of tanks. "The process is in line with the progress plan that has been laid out," says Gram to the National Defense Magazine - NorwayĪt the same time, the Minister of Defense adds that the government "will have a continued dialogue with the Chief of Defense in regard to his recommendations connected to the procurement." It must also be said that Eirik Kristoffersen in 2019, then Chief of the Army, supported the purchase.ĭespite the new recommendation from Chief of Defense Kristoffersen, Minister of Defense Bjørn Arild Gram (Center) is adamant that the government is planning for the acquisition of tanks. Incidentally, it was Erna Solberg's (Right) government that facilitated the purchase of the new tanks. The purchase is enshrined in the political platform which was negotiated at Hurdal last fall by the Labor/Center government. (Photo from the Arendal week: Hilde-Gunn Bye) Norway's Chief of Defense Eirik Kristoffersen wants to spend the money on something else. Norges forsvarssjef general Eirik Kristoffersen diskuterte geopolitikk i nordområdene med forskere og politikere under Arendalsuka. He calls Kristoffersen's sudden decision to ditch the purchase of new Army tanks strange seen from a Finnish perspective. To say it bluntly, it means that more soldiers and civilians will be killed or hurt," says Heggblom to High North News. ![]() They will also have difficulties with counter-attacks to push the enemy back across the border. Red note) will have issues with defending themselves against enemy attacks. "If Norway do not have modern tanks, the defense units in Finnmark and Troms (in Northern Norway. The Chief of Defense's surprising decision has been met with reactions also outside of Norway's borders and the Finnish defense analyst Robin Heggblom says that the defense of the Norwegian border to Russia is not a purely Norwegian affair. (Foto: Privat) Robin Heggblom is a Finnish defense analyst who writes about defense and security under the blog name Corporal Frisk. Robin Heggblom er en finsk forsvarsanalytiker som skriver om forsvar og sikkerhet under bloggnavnet Corporal Frisk. ![]()
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